Political Quotes

“I beg to differ with the gentleman from Wisconsin. This has everything to do with Enron. As a matter of fact, I think the American public must know and understand the difference between this side of the aisle and that side of the aisle. We are about the business of protecting consumers, and we are about the business of allowing the average person to have their day in court. This bill would make it more difficult. It would put obstacles in the way. It would send class action lawsuits to the Federal court, which are overjammed. We do not have enough judges there. We have the big drug cases there. These cases would be backlogged, and they know it. They are creating obstacles to people getting their fair day in court. Members heard some of the cases referred to, where class action lawsuits are the only way people can get any justice. Let me remind Members of just a few of them. As a matter of fact, the average person would not be able to go into court and get any justice against Enron. It would only be through class action lawsuits. Remember Firestone? They knowingly sold defective tires, where tread separation caused more than 800 injuries and 271 deaths. They failed to recall and replace defective tires in a timely manner. What about Monsanto? They hid 40 years' worth of dumping of toxic PCBs, mercury, lead, and mustard gas in Anniston, Alabama.”