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Orrin Hatch: I have been there, and I have to say, when we start setting salaries for attorneys, or any other group of people, that…

On the recordJune 11, 1998
I have been there, and I have to say, when we start setting salaries for attorneys, or any other group of people, that is going to be the end of the free market system, as far as I am concerned.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the implications of setting salaries for attorneys.

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