Duncan Faircloth: “So, Mr. President, who are these ``superman'' lawyers who deserve to be paid more than 20,000 times the salary of a…”

“So, Mr. President, who are these ``superman'' lawyers who deserve to be paid more than 20,000 times the salary of a working American? Well, one of them is Hugh Rodham, the President's brother-in-law. He is on line to get $50 million as a Castano group lawyer. Let me tell you about the hard work that he has done to get this big fee. Let me tell you about his background that made him so important to this group of trial lawyers. Well, actually, let me just read a couple of quotes from major newspapers to describe his work. ``And just for good measure, the state of Florida has hired Hugh Rodham (Hillary Clinton's brother) to be a part of their litigation team, despite his complete lack of experience in these types of cases.'' That's from the Knoxville News-Sentinel on July 20, 1997. Here is another choice description of the fifty-million-dollar man and his invaluable work. Hugh Rodham ``spen[t] the last hours of the June 20th settlement talks in a corner reading a paperback by Jack Higgins, `Drink with the Devil.' '' That's from the Washington Post on June 23, 1997. Mr. President, I don't believe that this amendment needs much more justification than that. Fifty million dollars to sit there reading a book. But, if that isn't enough, let me talk about the Texas trial lawyers. These fine lawyers will get $88,000 per hour. This means $88 million per lawyer. What more can I say? Well, here's something. The money will be paid from money that was supposed to go for Medicare.…”