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Joe Barton: “The laws that are on the books had no conceptual ability to foresee what is now happening in the marketplace.”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2013
The laws that are on the books had no conceptual ability to foresee what is now happening in the marketplace.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton discusses outdated laws regarding telecommunications and cable services.

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