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Peter Welch: “But there has to be some role that Congress plays. We can't be passive observers of what's going on.”

On the recordMay 21, 2018
But there has to be some role that Congress plays. We can't be passive observers of what's going on.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Stressing Congress's active role in addressing data privacy issues.

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