So the bulk of the settlement is either dedicated to fixing or replacing the cars, to stop the ongoing harm, and then about a third of the settlement is designed to mitigate or reverse the damage that these vehicles have already caused, or will continue to cause.
Diana DeGette: “So the bulk of the settlement is either dedicated to fixing or replacing the cars, to stop the ongoing harm, and then…”
On the recordDecember 5, 2016
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DeGette summarizes the Volkswagen settlement's focus on consumer and environmental protection.
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