Political Quotes

“I have been involved in trying to work on product liability since I first came to Congress and certainly have looked forward to participating in this debate on the floor for many, many years. Last year I was the cosponsor with a gentleman from the other side of the aisle by the name of Doc Rowland, a former member from Georgia, who was committed to bringing on the Fairness in Product Liability Act, and along with that we had garnered 126 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle. I might also add that many of the provisions of this bill came from H.R. 1910, which was that act. It is plain to see that this is a bipartisan issue. I was also extremely pleased to see that this issue was important enough that it was included in the contract. As Members know, this issue of product liability reform is a mature issue that has been around for some 14 years.”