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Congressional Testimony

03-12-1998

STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROBERT TORRICELLI

ON THE

BOUNTY HUNTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT OF 1998

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMTTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION

MARCH 12,1998

Mr. Chairman, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to appear before
this committee today in support of the Torricelli-Kohl "Bounty Hunter Accountability
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