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Henry Hyde: “There are 13 percent that were not, and if the litigation against them was not substantially justified, we are not…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
There are 13 percent that were not, and if the litigation against them was not substantially justified, we are not talking about a lot of money to give them justice, are we?
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Discussing the justification of litigation in a legislative context.

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