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Patrick Leahy: “The final rule ended lift-slab construction. It came 3 years after L'Ambiance Plaza, too late for those 28 people who…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
The final rule ended lift-slab construction. It came 3 years after L'Ambiance Plaza, too late for those 28 people who died needlessly and tragically on that day.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the delayed regulatory response to dangerous construction methods after a tragic incident.

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