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“I mean, I don't think the Facebook merger with WhatsApp and Instagram should have been approved. But I'm not for reflexively breaking up tech companies.”
“There's no doubt we need stronger antitrust enforcement. We shouldn't allow Amazon to privilege its own products on its platform, and we should make sure they're not using sellers' data, but the E.U. is not a model for America to copy.”
“Gandhi reminded those who followed his faith that perhaps its most important aspect was its commitment to oneness.”
“Expanding the EITC can get us close to a universal basic minimum income.”
“No doubt, every job has repetitive aspects.”
“One key question for the United States in the 21st century is whether noncoastal towns and rural communities, including many communities of color, will be able to participate in the digital revolution.”
“I'm not an apologist for Iran's actions. Iran certainly has supported activities of terrorism, and the Houthis don't have clean hands. The Houthis have engaged in crimes too. But the idea that that justifies American involvement in a civil war in Yemen doesn't make any sense strategically.”
“We need to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians and accept our fair share of refugees.”
“We know that almost all Americans are avid consumers of technology, but many lack the opportunity to do the creative work that fuels our digital economy.”
“We have an economy that's really geared toward rewarding the investor class. What are we doing to make sure that people who want to have a middle-class life are able to keep up?”
“I'm for strong antitrust enforcement.”
“Let us focus on developing our capabilities and talents here at home to be a model for the world.”
“The best American manufacturers customize products to meet customer needs, reduce the time required to make them and constantly improve their design.”
“I definitely think America should seek to lead and shape the world and make it safe for liberal democracy. I just don't think military intervention is going to get us there.”
“People in this country should be able to find economic opportunity and meaningful jobs in the places they grew up.”
“I grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and have spent a lot of time in the Midwest.”
“We can't have all the concentration of wealth in a few places in this country. We've got to create economic opportunity and new industries in communities that feel left behind.”
“Silicon Valley needs partners. You can't do edited manufacturing just in the Valley. Why not have the DNA of manufacturing but combine it with the digital world?”
“We must make it clear that we won't interfere in other countries' elections and work to make that the clear international norm.”
“Political divisions may be fierce, but there is at least one issue that most Americans agree on: net neutrality.”