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Ed Markey: Now, what is the result? Well, interestingly, when people turn on their TV set and they go to closed captioning... the…

On the recordMay 25, 2010
Now, what is the result? Well, interestingly, when people turn on their TV set and they go to closed captioning... the immigrant community can now turn on the closed captioning and their children can actually read along with the words.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the positive outcomes of closed captioning legislation.

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