Tom Harkin actually said...

I think it is a throw-back to pre-ADA America that the city thought it was OK to make accessibility optional when they held a competition to design the taxi of tomorrow.

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Harkin condemns New York City's decision to make accessibility optional in taxi design.

11/16/2011

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