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Shelley Moore Capito: “So, not getting there first, or at least close to first, it's not that--it doesn't mean that we won't get there. It…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
So, not getting there first, or at least close to first, it's not that--it doesn't mean that we won't get there. It means that we might be locked out of any other--some economic expansions that maybe another country might be able to market better or get there faster.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Discussing the implications of not leading in 5G technology.

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