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Richard Blumenthal: “And are you saying that the fact that it was 6 years beyond its normal design life was irrelevant or should be dismissed…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2013
And are you saying that the fact that it was 6 years beyond its normal design life was irrelevant or should be dismissed as a possible cause?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal questions the relevance of the cable's age in its failure.

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