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Roger Wicker: “The detention issue, delay of docks, is the 800-pound gorilla in any meaningful safety discussion in this country.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2011
The detention issue, delay of docks, is the 800-pound gorilla in any meaningful safety discussion in this country.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker emphasizes the significance of detention time on safety discussions.

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