On the recordNovember 16, 2011
If London can have a taxicab fleet that is 100-percent wheelchair accessible... I can't understand why New York City and other American cities can't achieve the same goal.
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congress.govTom Harkin: “If London can have a taxicab fleet that is 100-percent wheelchair accessible... I can't understand why New York City and…”
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Harkin compares London’s accessible taxis to New York's shortcomings.
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