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Richard Blumenthal: “They are under the sway of the armies of lawyers and…”

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And we're going to do it again in the United States Senate. And that's what we want them to pass in the House. Not the watered down shadow legislation that they are thinking about doing, because They are under the sway of the armies of lawyers and lobbyists that Big Tech has mustered against them. You know, I sued the tobacco companies I led. The attorneys general helped to lead that effort. And there are remarkable similarities here. (08:07–08:16)

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Asserts that Big Tech influences lawmakers through lawyers and lobbyists.

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