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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
I don't understand why the cruise industry doesn't spend the money to fix some of these problems, because it would inure to their benefit.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal questions the cruise industry's lack of investment in safety improvements despite profitability.

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