T. Gorton said "Under the same circumstances that it would provide it for any other similarly situated organization, providing product liability provides it for any manufacturer, or for that matter, distributor, no matter how large or how small. The direction of the bill, the direction of a product liability bill is to provide a degree of predictability and a protection of the consumer interest for the producers of goods--not services in this case--goods. If this is the description that a State uses for its utilities, yes, the committee did intend to provide exactly that protection, and that is exactly what the committee report says." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 20, 1996

Under the same circumstances that it would provide it for any other similarly situated organization, providing product liability provides it for any manufacturer, or for that matter, distributor, no matter how large or how small. The direction of the bill, the direction of a product liability bill is to provide a degree of predictability and a protection of the consumer interest for the producers of goods--not services in this case--goods. If this is the description that a State uses for its utilities, yes, the committee did intend to provide exactly that protection, and that is exactly what the committee report says.

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the intent of a product liability bill during a floor debate.

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