Technology bills can help working families

Adam Conner discusses how the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act would unlock innovation and benefit New Mexico's economies.

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Like many who grew up in New Mexico, I found that my job opportunities were located far from home. I spent more than a decade working for high-tech Silicon Valley startups, but I was forever dreaming of the mountains, green chile and the Land of Enchantment that I will always consider home. It’s time to change this dynamic and ensure New Mexicans have more opportunities here at home.

Fortunately, Sens. Ben Ray Lújan and Martin Heinrich have the opportunity to pass two bipartisan bills that will protect New Mexican consumers, workers and small businesses by stopping the most egregious behavior of Big Tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple and more.

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