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Ed Markey: “You can look at the families who lost their parents, children, spouses, or siblings because of these defects, and you…”

On the recordJune 22, 2015
You can look at the families who lost their parents, children, spouses, or siblings because of these defects, and you can tell them that you did everything you could to make sure that their lives weren't lost in vain.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey urges action to prevent further loss of life from automotive defects.

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