Liability Reform for Charitable Organizations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, June 17, 1997 |
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Page 2 - Senator Abraham. STATEMENT OF HON. SPENCER ABRAHAM, US SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN Senator ABRAHAM. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am also glad, Mr.
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Page 5 - HON. PAUL COVERDELL, US SENATOR FROM GEORGIA Thank you, Mr. Chairman for the opportunity to testify this morning on the important topic of protecting charitable nonprofit organization from frivolous lawsuits.
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| Title | Liability Reform for Charitable Organizations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, June 17, 1997 Volume 105, Issue 831 of S. hrg, United States Congress |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | Sep 15, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0160580536, 9780160580536 |
| Length | 35 pages |
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