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On the recordMarch 30, 2009
I regret to say that, when Congress passed the legislation addressing liability concerns in September of 2001, I warned my colleagues that failing to comprehensively address the unprecedented liability issues raised by the 9/11 attacks would inevitably lead us to where we are today.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Reflecting on past legislative failures regarding liability after the 9/11 attacks.

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