Safety has to come first. And you can't just throw out decrees and consent decrees and legal obligations that are there.
Patty Murray: “Safety has to come first. And you can't just throw out decrees and consent decrees and legal obligations that are there.”
On the recordJune 20, 2017
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Murray stresses the priority of safety in the cleanup process.
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