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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

It is not fair that powerful corporations can cheat consumers out of their hard-earned money.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

What would you say to her? That is the question.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

You yourself said in 2004--that arbitrators do this to get business.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

With Concepcion and Italian Colors on the books, the Federal Arbitration Act has become a tool that the big corporations can use to avoid their obligations under the law.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

This whole thing really undermined her trust in the system of justice.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

The fix is in, lady, ma'am. The fix is in.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

Let us talk about just how this affects people's daily lives.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

I read the report, the CFPB report--and it really is the best empirical study we have out there.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

It seems to me that in this case the Roberts Court once again went out of its way to overturn precedent in a way that actually benefits large corporations over consumers and small businesses and employers.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

So Justice Kagan made the same argument in her dissent when she wrote that arbitration could be used to 'block the vindication of meritorious federal claims and insulate wrongdoers from liability.'

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

In America, I thought we all had the right to pursue justice in court, but it turns out that Big Business gets to write its own rules.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

I think we can all agree that that is a good law. Literally, we can all agree. This law passed by unanimous consent.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

Everyone in D.C. says that small businesses are important, and here is a real opportunity for Congress to actually do something to protect us.

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Al Franken
@alfranken· Democratic · MN· Dec 16, 2013

This is not a radical proposal. The bill just restores the Federal Arbitration Act to its original purpose and scope.

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