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Ed Markey: Right. But if there is no--right now, there's nothing, so the market's had years to do something and they don't do…

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Right. But if there is no--right now, there's nothing, so the market's had years to do something and they don't do anything.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues for voluntary standards due to market inaction on security.

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