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Fred Upton: “With a two-ton piece of high-velocity machinery, there is zero margin for error; product safety is a life or death…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2014
With a two-ton piece of high-velocity machinery, there is zero margin for error; product safety is a life or death issue.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton stresses the critical importance of vehicle safety.

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