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title: "Testimony Before U.S. House Democratic Caucus on Policies to Promote Innovation, Productivity and Competitiveness"
summary: |-
  Stephen Ezell spoke at a panel convened by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to explore ways to spur creation of high-wage, private-sector jobs.
date: "2015-07-28"
issues: ["National Competitiveness"]
authors: ["Stephen Ezell"]
content_type: "Testimonies & Filings"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2015/07/28/itif-recommends-policies-promote-innovation-productivity-and-competitivene-0/"
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# Testimony Before U.S. House Democratic Caucus on Policies to Promote Innovation, Productivity and Competitiveness

U.S. workers and enterprises are falling behind in the global innovation, productivity, and competitiveness race, and Congress should enact a series of policies to reverse the trends, argued Stephen Ezell. Ezell’s comments came at a panel convened by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to explore ways to spur creation of high-wage, private-sector jobs.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2015/07/28/itif-recommends-policies-promote-innovation-productivity-and-competitivene-0/*