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On the recordJune 20, 2001
I thank the Senator for a number of things. No. 1, for the eloquence of his speech, because it was so well thought out, so clearly spoken that anyone listening would have understood it. No. 2, for talking about the actual experience as opposed to some of the rhetoric we hear on both sides of this debate on the issue of what effect this kind of patient protection legislation will have on lawsuits and the potential for lawsuits. Georgia in fact has a real experience. We do not need to guess about what has happened down there. They have legislation very similar to ours. In the State of Georgia, there have not only been few lawsuits, there has been none during the time that law has been in place. I know the Senator played a role in helping, with his friends down there, to make sure that law in fact happened. Next, I thank the Senator for his leadership on this issue.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Acknowledging a colleague's contributions to patient protection legislation during a floor speech.

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