Dick Durbin said "How will the Senator possibly monitor that and police that in terms of the banks and hoards of attorneys who represent these tobacco companies? In the issue of the plaintiffs, we clearly have a case with an attorney general and we have a law firm that has reached an agreement and contract with them. Is the Senator from North Carolina saying, then, that as to all the activities of attorneys for tobacco companies that he is going to limit their fees to $250 an hour?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 19, 1998

How will the Senator possibly monitor that and police that in terms of the banks and hoards of attorneys who represent these tobacco companies? In the issue of the plaintiffs, we clearly have a case with an attorney general and we have a law firm that has reached an agreement and contract with them. Is the Senator from North Carolina saying, then, that as to all the activities of attorneys for tobacco companies that he is going to limit their fees to $250 an hour?

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the regulation of attorney fees for tobacco company representation.

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