Political Quotes

“It is absolutely true. The fact is, if you look around the country, insurance rates have not gone down where these medical malpractice reforms have been initiated. But another thing it doesn't take into consideration is the tremendous harm done to people who have no ability to move forward when a doctor does something wrong to them. I think the Senator indicated there are about 100,000 people killed because of medical malpractice in America every year. But that doesn't take into consideration the people who are paralyzed, people who are injured and damaged in many other ways. With this cap, these cases simply do not go forward. So it is really not fair to analyze what goes on in those States because you don't take into consideration the damage, the harm, the pain and suffering of these people who have no way to recover their expenses as a result of a direct negligent act by a physician.”