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John Hope Bryant: A few moments ago you all were quoting to us from a 1976 decision in Sundstrand saying this is the common law; we are…

On the recordMarch 8, 1995
A few moments ago you all were quoting to us from a 1976 decision in Sundstrand saying this is the common law; we are just going to codify it. Last night we were told there would be no more amendments to the bill. In the last 5 or 10 minutes, we have been handed a very illegible handwritten amendment which you are now lauding as a great new standard for this industry. I would like to ask the gentleman, if I can----
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John Hope Bryant
Texas

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Addressing concerns about amendments to a bill during a legislative session.

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