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Mark Warner: “I have been told that computers with similar capabilities and computing power are readily available from other nations.…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
I have been told that computers with similar capabilities and computing power are readily available from other nations. Given that, the concern is that your amendment would put U.S. computer companies at a competitive disadvantage since these computers are readily available on the world market. What has your subcommittee's research shown regarding the foreign availability of computers in this range (2,000-7,000 MTOPS)? What is the market share of U.S. manufacturers of computers in this range, and has that market share changed since the administration liberalized its policy in 1995?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the impact of an amendment on U.S. computer companies during a discussion on technology policy.

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