I apologize to the gentleman on the other side of the aisle that I do not have the statute book with me, but as the gentleman knows, the civil part of RICO is just one or two sentences, and that is that one or two sentences that has made a number of civil actions to be brought under RICO. That is not what our intent is.
Discussing the civil part of the RICO statute during a debate.
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