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Richard Blumenthal: “Isn't it necessary to have mandatory rules and regulations enforced by the government, by the Department of…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
Isn't it necessary to have mandatory rules and regulations enforced by the government, by the Department of Transportation, or some enforcer to protect the traveling public?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal questions the need for mandatory safety regulations to protect the public.

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