Saxby Chambliss: “I simply remind the Senator from Connecticut, who is my dear friend…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2004

I simply remind the Senator from Connecticut, who is my dear friend, that this bill has not just come to the floor. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I was there in April of 2003 when this particular bill was voted out of the Judiciary Committee. We were all here in November of 2003 when we had a cloture vote on this bill. So this is not something new that has just come about. This bill has been under negotiation actually since the 105th Congress. In 1996, the negotiations began on a class action bill. I think to now ask for another delay for another week on the cloture vote is just simply not called for, and that is the reason we need to go ahead with the vote tonight. My colleagues are either for class action reform, they are either for a bill that is a bipartisan bill, or they are against it. It is that simple at this point in the negotiations.

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Saxby Chambliss

Republican · Georgia

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Discussing the need to proceed with a vote on class action reform legislation.

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Saxby Chambliss: “I simply remind the Senator from Connecticut, who is my dear friend, that this bill has not just come to the floor. As a…”

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