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Peter DeFazio: It has been three decades--I have been here 36 years, and I was in my second term when the Americans with Disabilities…

On the recordNovember 16, 2022
It has been three decades--I have been here 36 years, and I was in my second term when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, signed by G.H.W. Bush and significantly amended in 2008 and signed by G.W. Bush.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio reflects on the long history of disability rights legislation.

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