Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, earlier I spoke about survivors being unable to sue the insurance companies in Federal court, how unjust that is. What a travesty. First, they were forced to suffer the inhumanity of the Nazis during the Holocaust, treated as outsiders. Worse than that, there really are just no words to adequately describe how Jews were treated during the Nazi time. And now, for so many, they continue to face injustices on a daily basis. One would think, Mr. Speaker, that those who endured and managed to make it here to America--home of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, where everyone is meant to have equal rights--would not have to face the harsh truth that they are still being treated no better than second-class citizens. Imagine how survivors feel when they are told that, in America, almost anyone can have their rightful day in court--unless you are a Holocaust survivor with a claim against one of the big, rich, powerful insurance companies. In that case, you have no right to your justice. You have no day in court. You are prohibited from bringing justice to the courts. Countless survivors had valid insurance policies with insurance companies in Europe before the Holocaust, but when so many tried to make a claim on the policies of their loved ones, can you imagine what these companies told them? The insurance companies have asked Holocaust survivors to show their policies, because, as we all know, Mr.…”