Shapiro Hails Kaine VP Selection as Good for Technology Sector

CTA President Gary Shapiro hailed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's selection of Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., as her vice presidential running mate. Throughout his political career, Kaine “has been a supporter of free trade and other issues critical to the technology sector,” Shapiro said in a Saturday statement. “As governor of Virginia, he supported the expansion of high-speed internet access." The tech sector “is driving our economy, creating good jobs and strengthening our nation's global competitiveness,” Shapiro said. “As the Clinton-Kaine campaign continues to discuss its forward-thinking policy plans for technology and innovation, we hope the Trump-Pence campaign will soon develop and share its own detailed tech policy agenda on these critical issues."