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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
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.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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DeGette summarizes the Volkswagen settlement's focus on consumer and environmental protection.

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