06/14/1996
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"This legislation will end the confusion regarding liability for food recovery and donation operations through uniform definitions in one national law."
"The bill, known as the 'Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act,' exempts those who recover or donate apparently fit food and groceries from criminal or civil liability arising from those activi..."
"We must see to it that juries decide cases based only on evidence presented in the courtroom."
"Our role is to try to help bring people together and create the conditions in which a successful resolution of these matters can occur."