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Ed Markey: So, today, a 12-year old believes that broadband and a 50-inch HD screen is a constitutional right, huh?

On the recordJune 4, 2014
So, today, a 12-year old believes that broadband and a 50-inch HD screen is a constitutional right, huh?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey humorously comments on the expectation of broadband as a basic right for youth today.

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