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Hon. George W. Gekas: “I stand here today to plead for a special interest... to release a little bit of the raw material suppliers from that…”

On the recordMarch 29, 1996
I stand here today to plead for a special interest... to release a little bit of the raw material suppliers from that type of massive liability that makes no sense, that keeps them from supplying these raw materials to the manufacturers of these lifesaving medical devices.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the impact of lawsuits on the supply of medical devices during a legislative debate.

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