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On the recordFebruary 4, 2025
I come to the floor to talk about export strategies, collaboration, and American principles. Madam President, no one likes to be left behind. I know somewhere people think there is this, ``I win, you lose,'' mentality. But what happened to ``let's grow the pie'' instead of just hoarding a few pieces that are left. Growth, not contraction, is the right solution. The world is more connected, not necessarily just because of globalization. We are now more connected because of technology, and nothing we are doing is going to stop that. The speed of information is empowering anyone with an internet connection aided by the brain of an AI app to get answers and ideas hundreds of times faster than ever before. Do we need new principles for the information age? Rules the world and we should strive to adhere to? I definitely agree that the answer is yes. But, Madam President, I thought we were for capitalism. Yes, capitalism in the information age needs better rules so markets aren't distorted because markets need to be properly policed and they aren't right now. And I believe that the U.S. should aggressively define the rules in the information age. I believe in a technology NATO--a model of key democracies and key sophisticated technology countries, defining the rules of the information age and telling anybody who wants to follow that, we will give you a discount on our technology, instead of those who are advocating to buy from people who have a government backdoor.…
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington
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govinfo.gov
Feb 4, 2025

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