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Sheldon Whitehouse: “We in Congress should presume that the administration intends the ISPs to be in that process”

On the recordJune 20, 2011
We in Congress should presume that the administration intends the ISPs to be in that process
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes Congress's role in defining ISPs as critical infrastructure.

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