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Ed Markey: Historically this area doesn't really factor in the weight of innovation in the technology sector.

On the recordOctober 20, 2015
Historically this area doesn't really factor in the weight of innovation in the technology sector.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the industry's pessimism regarding technological innovation.

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