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Ben Ray Luján: “America did not invent the automobile, but we invented what…”

Featuring: Ben Ray Luján, Democratic | U.S. Senate New Mexico

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Because what I don't want to live is in a dystopian future in which big tech controls the transportation industry in America. As you know, and we talked about this in my office, America did not invent the automobile, but we invented what the automobile became. And the automobile is the ultimate expression of freedom. The idea that I'm here in Washington, D.C. i can go wherever the heck I want in a car that I own, not controlled by big tech, not controlled by government. (05:42–05:47)

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Asserts that while America did not invent the automobile, it shaped its evolution.

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