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Bob Goodlatte: “Reclaiming my time, that is against the law, and we have antitrust laws that prohibit that very activity that the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 1998
Reclaiming my time, that is against the law, and we have antitrust laws that prohibit that very activity that the gentleman has just described. And when that occurs, I have seen many instances where cases are brought for that kind of discriminatory treatment in the marketplace, and those laws should be enforced. But it certainly should not interfere with a manufacturer's legitimate need and law enforcement's legitimate need to have those product codes not tampered with, falsified on the product. I think that is outrageous.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Discussing the enforcement of antitrust laws and the integrity of product codes.

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