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Ted Cruz: Instead of the Internet working to the benefit of consumers... it's going to be lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians…

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
Instead of the Internet working to the benefit of consumers... it's going to be lawyers, bureaucrats, and politicians who decide what kind of digital opportunity we're going to have in the twenty-first century.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz criticizes the FCC's role in regulating the Internet, suggesting it harms consumer interests.

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