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{{cquote|Everybody says they want us to behave like in church. But the truth is, they like to see a good scrap. The most productive things that happened when I was in the Legislature was when we had the most fights. … If you want to make progress and make changes, you've got to get people's dander up.<ref name="year2">"W.D. shaping up for year 2." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 18, 2001.</ref>}}
In [[1993]], Childers worked with attorney [[Fred Levin]] to draft legislation that would amend the Florida Medicaid Third Party Recovery Act, enabling the State of Florida to sue the tobacco industry for the costs of treating illnesses caused by cigarette smoking. The bill was pushed through quickly and signed into law by Governor [[Wikipedia:Lawton Chiles|Lawton Chiles]] before it could attract the attention of the tobacco industry's lobbyists. The legislation ultimately led to a class action lawsuit that yielded a $13.2 billion settlement for the State of Florida.
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