T. Gorton: “Exactly the same logic that applies to the entire bill. If the utility…”

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.

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T. Gorton

Republican · Washington

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

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