Not only has the Finance Committee not had a chance to consider their portion, the Judiciary Committee has not had the opportunity to consider the liability portion, which is so controversial. We are hashing out right now what this thick bill means regarding liability. It has never been in the appropriate committee to go through the natural, normal committee process on a bill of this importance; is that correct?
Mike Thompson: “Not only has the Finance Committee not had a chance to consider their portion, the Judiciary Committee has not had the…”
On the recordJune 25, 2001
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Discussing the lack of committee review for a controversial bill.
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