Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute. I thought you might be interested in knowing that 21 different organizations strongly oppose H.R. 3624, the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act, including: the American Association for Justice, the Center for Effective Government, the Center for Justice and Democracy, the Consumer Federation of America, the D.C. Consumer Rights Coalition, Main Street Alliance, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Disability Rights Network's lawyers, the National Employment Lawyers Association. I include in the Record the letter containing the list of groups that strongly oppose H.R. 3624. February 23, 2016. Re Groups Strongly Oppose H.R. 3624, ``The Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act''. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Ryan and Leader Pelosi: The House will soon be voting on H.R. 3624, the ``Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act.'' This bill would upend long established law in the area of federal court jurisdiction, place unreasonable burdens on the federal judiciary, and make it more difficult for Americans to enforce their rights in state courts. The undersigned organizations strongly oppose the bill as harmful and unnecessary. Under our system of government, federal court jurisdiction is supposed to be very limited.…”