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Roger Wicker: “Just as Jefferson had to secure the sea lanes for trade in the 19th century, we must secure the information lanes for…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2018
Just as Jefferson had to secure the sea lanes for trade in the 19th century, we must secure the information lanes for the free flow of data in the 21st.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker emphasizes the importance of securing data flow for trade.

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