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Jerrold Lewis Nadler is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 10th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New York's 8th congressional district from 1992 to 2013. Throughout his tenure, Nadler has been known for his work on issues related to civil rights, judiciary matters, and government oversight. He has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for progressive policies.
Reclaiming my time, it is never a valid argument against an amendment that the people supporting the amendment may or may not support the bill. The question is, What does the bill look like at the end? I cannot tell you right now what the…
If many of the other changes that I and others on this side have suggested are adopted, I would certainly consider it.
I would simply observe the gentleman's substitute does very little, as you heard from those figures, to undo the inequity of the committee formula. The gentleman's substitute should not be adopted. The amendment of the gentleman from…
New York loses $318 million. Under the gentleman's substitute, how much would it lose?
I want to join with the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Frank] in expressing my shock, outrage, and contempt for what was said on the floor of this House a little while ago. To express gratuitous bigotry when the subject of…
Mr. Chairman, this is a vital amendment. The HOPWA Program providing funds for housing for people with AIDS, for people who are dying, not only will save money, does save money, as my colleague from New York says, it provides money for…
But what the gentleman is doing goes further. What the gentleman is saying is the cap of 3 times economic damages $250,000, and we are going to deny part that have to the victim. If you want to say we should not have any cap at all, then…
Yes. Reclaiming my time, that is exactly the point. There should not be a cap on punitive damages necessary as a deterrent but to avoid unjust enrichment. I can understand the cap on the recovery to the victim. But to cap the total award…
Reclaiming my time, sir, I think they do understand. We do not have a problem with the present law. But of course this bill would change the present law and what the Christian Legal Society and the National Association of Evangelicals are…
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