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Dick Durbin: “It would seem to me if safety is the goal, protecting the public is the goal, that we would concede the obvious, and…”

On the recordJune 18, 2007
It would seem to me if safety is the goal, protecting the public is the goal, that we would concede the obvious, and that is that there are many consumers in America for whom Spanish is the first language, so I'm hoping that from this point that you will think seriously about always requiring it. I can't think of a reason why you wouldn't.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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congress.gov
Jun 18, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need for Spanish recall notices for safety.

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