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On the recordJuly 15, 2010
One change made by the conference committee was to restate the preemption standard in a slightly different way, but my reading of the language indicates that the conference report still maintains the Barnett standard for determining when a State law is preempted.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Jul 15, 2010

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The speaker discusses changes made by the conference committee regarding preemption standards.

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