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On the recordMay 10, 2011
I think as we approach this and we recognize this is a beginning of a process that is not really part of what Congress does, we legislate prospectively, not retroactively.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn discusses the legislative approach to broadband regulation.

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