Political Quotes

“Mr. President, what are we doing here in the Senate today? We are voting, beginning to vote, to change a legal system that, while not perfect, is adjudged to be the best in the world. We are not tinkering around the edges. We are not dealing with frivolous lawsuits. We are in essence, if you follow the Contract With America, taking away the rights of average citizens to get justice in the courtroom. And what I find most remarkable about this in this Republican Congress is that this is the same Republican Congress that says let the States decide most matters, they are closer to the people. But in this case, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, well, we are going to substitute our judgment for that of a local jury, a local judge, who knows the community, who is of, by, and from the community. I do not think we should be able to prejudge what a damage award should be, whether it is in a medical malpractice case or whether it is in a product liability case, the underlying bill.”