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Patrick Leahy: “I remain deeply concerned that any company beholden to foreign governments that do not share our values are not…”

On the recordMay 15, 2018
I remain deeply concerned that any company beholden to foreign governments that do not share our values are not companies that we want to be gaining positions of power inside our telecommunications network.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses concern over foreign companies accessing U.S. telecommunications.

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