James Rogan: “Mr. Chairman, I introduced the Small Business Liability Reform Act last summer, along with the gentleman from…”

“Mr. Chairman, I introduced the Small Business Liability Reform Act last summer, along with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Holden), the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), and the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) with the express intent of advancing the cause of small business owners across the Nation. Its provisions are designed to improve the fairness of the civil justice system, to enhance its predictability, and to eliminate the wasteful and excessive costs of the legal system by reducing unnecessary litigation. In H.R. 2366, my colleagues and I have attempted to approach this goal in an incremental and pragmatic way by focusing on a few narrowly crafted reforms that have won the bipartisan support of Members in this Chamber in recent years. This bill was crafted with an eye toward helping America's small businesses become more competitive, more profitable, and better able to resist the single greatest threat to their existence, a frivolous lawsuit that can ruin a small business overnight and crush the American dream for those men and women who are driving our Nation's economic expansion.”