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On the recordMay 21, 2019
It is so critical that part of our operation here as government and part of, as Mr. DeSaulnier expressed, is making government responsive and making sure that we are ahead of the curve so we are not consistently operating out of a reactive space but out of a proactive space.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez emphasizes the need for proactive government action in technology regulation.

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