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Norman D. Dicks: this just jumps out at me that if the gentleman has been reading these decisions and we do not like the current law…

On the recordJuly 17, 2002
this just jumps out at me that if the gentleman has been reading these decisions and we do not like the current law, which is what the judges are interpreting, the gentleman from Utah was in a wonderful position as chairman of the committee to try and do something about it, to clarify the law, or to make it clearer on some of these points.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing the role of committee leadership in clarifying legal interpretations.

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