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Ron Wyden: “Our interpretation and our legal analysis, which I am happy to give, indicates the plaintiff can recover exactly what…”

On the recordJune 9, 1999
Our interpretation and our legal analysis, which I am happy to give, indicates the plaintiff can recover exactly what they are entitled to today. They are not going to get any more. I recognize what the agenda is here. I respect that we have a difference of opinion. But the bottom line is--I am happy to give our legal analysis--they can recover exactly what they are entitled to today.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing legal analysis regarding plaintiff recovery rights.

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