The Senate has not previously backed the liability protection.

He said the entity was set up as to provide a legal structure and liability protections.

On the other hand, eliminating the liability protection might scare off investors for good.

"What are we doing giving special liability protection to the tobacco industry?"

I think we ought to have federal liability protection, depending upon whether or not standards have been met.

"Unless we fashion a way to provide liability protection to these contractors, we're committing a wrong."

But the companies have said that before they move forward, they want certain liability protections.

Industry wants the policy to help with product acceptability and, to an extent, for liability protection.

But it said that the liability protections, which take effect on Jan. 24, should be in place before doctors start giving the vaccine.

Or is this more like "hey, that's a nice liability protection you have there.