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Tom Harkin: I think it is a gross injustice that less than 2 percent of the taxicabs in New York City are wheelchair accessible.

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
I think it is a gross injustice that less than 2 percent of the taxicabs in New York City are wheelchair accessible.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin criticizes the low percentage of wheelchair accessible taxis in New York City.

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