T. Gorton said "Exactly the same logic that applies to the entire bill. If the utility manufactured a toaster, which is clearly a product, and gave it as a bonus to its customers, that product would be subject to this bill. The whole logic of the bill is to provide a degree of predictability to the law from State to State, which does not exist at the present time. That logic is every bit as applicable to a utility as it is to General Motors or to a small business that is engaged in retail sales." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 20, 1996

Exactly the same logic that applies to the entire bill. If the utility manufactured a toaster, which is clearly a product, and gave it as a bonus to its customers, that product would be subject to this bill. The whole logic of the bill is to provide a degree of predictability to the law from State to State, which does not exist at the present time. That logic is every bit as applicable to a utility as it is to General Motors or to a small business that is engaged in retail sales.

Said by

T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a bill related to product liability and predictability in law.

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