Political Quotes

“I am dumbfounded that this bill to restrict the rights of victims and consumers to adequate compensation for and reasonable protection from injury caused by unsafe, down right dangerous, and sometimes even deadly products has been named the Common Sense Legal Reforms Act. This bill absolutely turns common sense on its head. Tell me, Mr. Chairman, is it common sense that the greatest leniency will be reserved for manufacturers of products that hurt children? That's what this bill will do. Is it common sense that a pharmaceutical company could face lower penalties if its product kills a senior citizen rather than a middle-aged man? That's what this bill will do. Is it common sense that victims of hazardous and unsafe products will have less of a chance to recover damages if they are women, or poor? That's right--this bill will do that too. Most importantly, do the American people really think that it's common sense to take away the power of our most democratic institution--the citizen jury--to impose deterrents against unsafe products and practices? I think not.”