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Patrick Leahy: “Trying to get people to sign away their rights for a mere $5,000 when the damage that they might have would far exceed…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Trying to get people to sign away their rights for a mere $5,000 when the damage that they might have would far exceed that is clearly the wrong thing to do.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes BP's attempts to limit compensation for damages.

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