A BILL TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN CHILD SUPPORT 90-978 CC MARCH 15, 1994 Serial No. J-103-45 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-047225-3 DEPOSITORY JUN 2 2 1995 Stanford University Jonson Library CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Heflin, Hon. Howell, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Panel consisting of Hon. Patsy T. Mink, a Representative in Congress from the State of Hawaii; Hon. Stanley G. Feldman, chief justice, Supreme Court of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, on behalf of the Conference of Chief Jus- tices; Suzelle M. Smith, Howarth and Smith, Los Angeles, CA; and Richard M. Cooper, Williams and Connolly, Washington, DC, on behalf of the Phar- maceutical Manufacturers Association Panel consisting of Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Washington, DC; Dianne Weaver, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Lucinda M. Finley, professor of law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, NY; Victor E. Schwartz, Crowell and Moring, Washington, DC, on behalf of the Product Liability Alliance and the Product Liability Coordinating Committee; and Harold J. Winch, chairman and chief executive officer, Minster Machine Company, Minster, OH, on behalf of the Association for Manufacturing ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED Prepared statement with accompanying charts Responses to questions submitted by Senators Kohl and Thurmond Responses to questions submitted by Senator Thurmond An article from the Wall Street Journal, "Japanese Firms Brace for First Laws On Consumer Rights, and Insurers Gain," by Jathon An article from the Washington Post, "218,000 Altima Cars Recalled Responses to questions submitted by Senators Grassley and Thurmond |