Jerry Nadler actually said...

"I see that the majority has again prejudged the issue with the title of this hearing."

"I had hoped that we could at least agree that a realistic understanding of how that system is functioning would entail a balanced look at both the costs and benefits of the system."

"If an AG, through a contingency fee lawyer, wins millions of dollars in damages for the taxpayers or for some injured class in the State, what is wrong with that?"

"This is not a cost to society, but, rather, a transfer to the injured party."