I must rise in support of the Schumer sunset provisions and in opposition to the enactment of this bill because I think it frankly is a travesty the way it has been put together here at the last minute on the floor, the way it combines a number of disparate elements in the tort reform area. I will be the first to admit these issues should have been deliberated in prior Congresses but the fact they have not does not in my view excuse the approach that has been taken in the amalgamation of all of these various provisions in this bill at this time. Tort reform is a subject this Congress must deal with. It has not dealt with it effectively in this bill, and the bill should be opposed.
Victor Fazio: “I must rise in support of the Schumer sunset provisions and in opposition to the enactment of this bill because I think…”
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Addressing concerns about a products liability and tort reform bill during a House floor debate.
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