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On the recordJune 22, 2001
We have to make it clear because again and again during this debate the statement is being made that what the Kennedy bill does in terms of employers is exactly what the Texas law does. But with what the Senator from Texas has just gone through, that is simply not true.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Addressing misconceptions about the Kennedy bill and Texas law during a debate.

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