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Maggie Hassan: “If you are an individual with an individual case, who has to go seek out an attorney, arrange, perhaps, a contingency…”

On the recordApril 9, 2018
If you are an individual with an individual case, who has to go seek out an attorney, arrange, perhaps, a contingency fee arrangement with that attorney, wait 300 days at a minimum to get your case heard, you are less likely to be able to actually get the kind of immediate justice that a systemic investigation result can deliver.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Hassan emphasizes the challenges individuals face in seeking justice due to delays.

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