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Angus King: “There are places our power doesn't reach. We can't regulate something that's over in Berlin or Swaziland.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
There are places our power doesn't reach. We can't regulate something that's over in Berlin or Swaziland.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King points out limitations in U.S. regulatory power over foreign tech.

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