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W. Todd Akin: So we have got not tort reform but reverse tort reform, where the States that have enacted tort reform and have reduced…

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
So we have got not tort reform but reverse tort reform, where the States that have enacted tort reform and have reduced the cost of health care accordingly are now going to be told that they're going to have to reverse that legislation so there is a tort reform. Isn't this the reverse?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Mar 3, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the implications of proposed changes to tort reform legislation.

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