Al Franken

It is not fair that powerful corporations can cheat consumers out of their hard-earned money.

94 to 98 percent of the market is that way.

The fix is in, lady, ma'am. The fix is in.

I think that when we talk about sound empirical research, we should--the word 'sound' is very important.

The idea is that we cannot expect our troops to fight the enemy abroad while fighting off bank foreclosures or an eviction notice at home.

Basically in this, you know, Justice Scalia said that it did not matter that you were not able to vindicate your claims.

In America, I thought we all had the right to pursue justice in court, but it turns out that Big Business gets to write its own rules.

Everyone in D.C. says that small businesses are important, and here is a real opportunity for Congress to actually do something to protect us.

This is not a radical proposal. The bill just restores the Federal Arbitration Act to its original purpose and scope.

She cannot go to court.

It seems to me that in this case the Roberts Court once again went out of its way to overturn precedent in a way that actually benefits large corporations over consumers and small businesses and employers.

We need to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges.

By making it so hard to recover, by making it so costly to arbitrate, by having to operate alone, that you cannot effectively vindicate yourself, you cannot have effective vindication, and that is what this is all about.

What would you say to her? That is the question.

Kevin cannot get justice, but Kevin also cannot prevent injustice to others.

I think these remedy-stripping clauses are affecting everyone.

This claims belongs in a public court.

Private actions are a vital supplement to government enforcement not only under the antitrust laws but also under a wide range of other federal statutes.

In American Express v. Italian Colors, basically what I believe we saw was the Court overturned precedent, effective vindication.

I think that is what your bill would do.

I urge this body and this Congress to enact the Arbitration Fairness Act.

With Concepcion and Italian Colors on the books, the Federal Arbitration Act has become a tool that the big corporations can use to avoid their obligations under the law.

This whole thing really undermined her trust in the system of justice.

Let us talk about just how this affects people's daily lives.

I think that the case for the Arbitration Fairness Act is pretty clear.