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Ed Markey: For kids, the Internet is oxygen. They can't live without it.

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
For kids, the Internet is oxygen. They can't live without it.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the necessity of internet access for children.

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