Brian Fitzpatrick: “It's a 1956 statute, Anderson. It's the Federal Judgment…”

“So how do you, Congressman Fitzpatrick, you were saying, you know, it's not enough, you're going to codify it. How do you. What is that step? What is the next step? So It's a 1956 statute, Anderson. It's the Federal Judgment Fund act. Originally. The way it worked is Congress funded the settlement of lawsuits after the fact. After they were settled in the late 50s, there was a tranche of lawsuits.” (03:40–03:46)

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