On the recordMay 19, 1998
It is difficult to see $185,000 an hour paid to plaintiffs' attorneys that come out of the working people of this country, too. And that bothers me considerably.
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govinfo.govDuncan Faircloth: “It is difficult to see $185,000 an hour paid to plaintiffs' attorneys that come out of the working people of this…”
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Discussing the high fees paid to plaintiffs' attorneys during a debate.
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