Political Quotes

“I really think there is a fundamental question that the Senator and I may have some disagreement about, which is contract interpretations that involve medically reviewable facts under our legislation go to State court. I believe that all of the examples the Senator has mentioned and all the examples I can think of would fall in that category. Specifically as related to his concern about the possibility of there being two separate courts with jurisdiction, I think, in fact, that is not only highly unlikely but I can't think of a fact situation, as I stand here now, that would meet that criteria. What we have done is to have a principle, and we have designed this bill around that principle. The Senator knows very well that this is the principle that was discussed in the Pegram case, a U.S. Supreme Court case, principle supported by the State attorneys general, the American Bar Association, this separation. It is a concept that makes sense in this context. No legislation is perfect. We certainly can't eliminate the possibility that there may be in a hypothetical case some joint jurisdiction, but I can't think of such an example.”