Client Challenge

Liccardo: Democrats need an innovation agenda to win back Silicon Valley tech leaders

Throughout my campaign for Congress last year, I heard repeated griping from Silicon Valley business and technology leaders about Biden-era barriers to innovation. Many shared frustrations with blunderbuss antitrust enforcement, foot-dragging on Medicare approvals for life-saving drugs, regulation by litigation, or red tape. Above all, they complained about “tech-bashing,” treating every early stage company like it was Amazon, which they concede…

Client Challenge

Those in the political sphere should not be ridiculed for asking important questions — even if they do lack technical expertise