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Ed Markey: No Bolt, Beranek and Newman. No invention of ARPANET. No Google. No Hulu. No YouTube.

On the recordJuly 16, 2014
No Bolt, Beranek and Newman. No invention of ARPANET. No Google. No Hulu. No YouTube.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey lists major tech innovations that wouldn't exist without federal support.

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