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On the recordJune 20, 2017
In my home State of South Dakota, I have constituents who are harnessing Internet-enabled tools to access customers abroad in ways that would have been impossible a decade ago.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune highlights the importance of digital tools for trade and competitiveness.

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