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Orrin Hatch: Nobody has been able to accomplish what these attorneys have achieved. They brought the whole tobacco industry to their…

On the recordJune 11, 1998
Nobody has been able to accomplish what these attorneys have achieved. They brought the whole tobacco industry to their heels and tried to get the U.S. Congress--at least the Senate, so far--to try to do something about the deplorable behavior of tobacco companies. Isn't that correct?
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the impact of attorneys on the tobacco industry during a Senate debate.

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