The original lawsuits were filed under State laws and in State courts. The gentleman brings a new matter to my attention, but I assure him that lawsuit was surely filed after January 4, after the date of introduction of this bill, which gets directly to the gentleman's point. The gentleman just speaks of motive, and I gave the gentleman my answer to his question, which is that I wanted to be sure, when we introduced that bill on January 4, that it was not retroactive. Indeed, Mr. Chairman, I was in a radio debate with a Member of the other body from California in which she alleged that this was retroactive.
TJ Cox: “The original lawsuits were filed under State laws and in State courts. The gentleman brings a new matter to my…”
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Discussing the introduction of a bill and its non-retroactive nature during a debate.
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