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Peter DeFazio: “The threat of lawsuits should not drive public policy decisions, but we have seen time and time again...”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
The threat of lawsuits should not drive public policy decisions, but we have seen time and time again...
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes the influence of lawsuits on public policy decisions.

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