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Fortune
Andrei Iancu

Trump and Vance will make America competitive again, former patent office director says

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At the end of the 20th century, the United States was the world's uncontested technological leader. Now, a quarter of the way into the 21st, we've fallen behind. China leads us in 37 of the 44 critical technologies that'll define the coming decades. 

Our economic prosperity and national security depend on regaining the lead. To do that, we need a new American innovation policy focused on empowering the kind of startups and small businesses that lead the nation in breakthrough innovation. Donald Trump and JD Vance are best positioned to deliver these reforms. Vance’s venture capital background makes him intimately familiar with the challenges that startups face.

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