Bill Nelson: “Indeed, this amendment is saying that under the circumstances, where a person, through no fault of their own, because…”

“Indeed, this amendment is saying that under the circumstances, where a person, through no fault of their own, because they have been preyed upon by larceny, by a thief, and bills have been run up because their identity has been stolen, and that happens, tragic as it is, to cause them to go into bankruptcy, that they should be exempted the harsh means test provision of this bill and should be allowed to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy under those circumstances. The stolen identity is enough. The debts run up are enough. The harassment of trying to get your identity back is enough. Lord help them, then when they have to file bankruptcy, that ought to be enough. But to say that they cannot file Chapter 7 bankruptcy under this condition? What are we trying to do to our fellow Americans? This amendment perfects that glaring error and inconsistency.”