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On the recordSeptember 29, 2022
I say again, this is about supporting competition with some very commonsense proposals that have strong bipartisan support in both Chambers. We can finally let Big Tech know that the time in which they can do whatever they want and continue to behave as monopolists is coming to an end. Overwhelmingly, the American people support reining in Big Tech--over 70 percent in poll after poll. But one other thing I wanted to just mention is that with concentrated economic power often comes concentrated political power. That is one of the dangers of monopoly. They have too much political power. Let's prove them wrong and pass this bill.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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