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Ed Markey: “Do you all agree that we should keep the protections from the 1996 Act on the books?”

On the recordJune 4, 2014
Do you all agree that we should keep the protections from the 1996 Act on the books?
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions the necessity of maintaining 1996 Act protections amid wireless advancements.

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