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Ed Markey: We would mandate to you to do it, to protect children and give parents the right to do it and to make sure that we don't…

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
We would mandate to you to do it, to protect children and give parents the right to do it and to make sure that we don't invoke the law of unintended consequences.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for regulations to protect children online.

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