Eva M. Clayton: “clearly this bill is anticonsumer. It is antiaverage person because indeed it is putting the greater burden on those who…”

“clearly this bill is anticonsumer. It is antiaverage person because indeed it is putting the greater burden on those who trust and buy products. It is saying to those persons that we prefer to protect the businesses that make and purport to make it safe for your consumption. This is not a bill that is talking about frivolous cases. It is not frivolous, indeed, when there is an implant that destroys the life of a woman. It is not frivolous indeed when a mother buys a baby garment and that garment harms that child. These are not frivolous cases; these are cases about life and death. So why would you even claim that when an individual is injured or is maimed or killed, that is frivolous? How is human life frivolous? It is frivolous to say that a mother or child is less valuable than with someone who works. To compute the $250,000 cap based on that, and that the award is based on their economic value, is to deny the individual worth of all individuals. Mr. Speaker, this is a bad bill. Americans know this is a bad bill. This is a bill to award big business, to remove their liability for all the consumers. I urge the defeat of this rule and the defeat of the bill.”