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On the recordJune 10, 1999
This is a very business-friendly amendment, because this amendment says the manufacturer has to determine if a fix is available. In all the issues my friend raises--well, there is a part over here from that company, and a part over there--the question is, it has nothing to do with liability; it has to do with a fix available for the consumer. If the manufacturer determines there is no fix, because there is little product in inside, and a company is out of business and they can't replace the part, the manufacturer simply says there is no fix available, and then the rest of the bill applies. Again, I say to my friend, as he said, as he described the fact, of course, the bad actors will be called into court later. We want to avoid that--both my friend and I. I believe we have so many good actors out there, and my friend cited one of the companies that has really taken care of this problem. I think that is what the Senator from Oregon was talking to me about before when he said you know some of these companies are doing this. Absolutely, they are. We ought to make that the model.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing a business-friendly amendment regarding manufacturer liability and consumer fixes.

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