William Tauzin: “Mr. Chairman, we live in an age when attorneys are not very popular. That was evident when the movie ``Jurassic Park''…”

“Mr. Chairman, we live in an age when attorneys are not very popular. That was evident when the movie ``Jurassic Park'' was such a big hit, and the only person eaten by that monster in ``Jurassic Park'' was a lawyer, and audiences stood and cheered. I was in one of the movie theaters and witnessed that awesome event. Having been schooled in the law myself at LSU Law School in Baton Rouge, and having a deep love and appreciation for the art of lawmaking and the general artistry of well-crafted laws and how they can help order our society and make our lives better when they work right, I want to quickly report that there are many lawyers in this body who do support product liability reform, and I am one of them. When I was a young state legislator in Louisiana, we had a proposition then before the States called no-fault insurance. I and several other young attorney legislators lead the fight for the adoption of a no-fault insurance bill in our State, a bill opposed generally by the Bar Association and the Lawyers Association of our State.”