Of course, that depends on the States. But I think you are looking, as opposed to the 10 to 15 years that are probably average today, you are looking at a much shorter period of time. If you could keep it under 5 years and work down from that, I think that is a fairly fast track for this type of case.
Discussing timelines for legal cases during a floor speech.
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