James P. Greenwood said "the previous speaker and most of the opponents of this bill have acknowledged that we have a crisis, a crisis that has to be resolved, and unfortunately, they have not articulated an alternative to our proposal, only their criticisms of it. The fact of the matter is that this bill tips the scales back so that they are in balance. This bill allows 100 percent of economic damages, millions and millions of dollars of damages available to plaintiffs for their health care and their lost wages and many, many other economic damages. It puts a cap as a floor of $250,000 for noneconomic, noncalculable economic damages and allows every State in the union that wants to raise that to wherever they see fit. This is the opportunity now to decide whether this House will stand up to the crisis and solve it or turn its head and let it fester for another 20 years." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 26, 2002

the previous speaker and most of the opponents of this bill have acknowledged that we have a crisis, a crisis that has to be resolved, and unfortunately, they have not articulated an alternative to our proposal, only their criticisms of it. The fact of the matter is that this bill tips the scales back so that they are in balance. This bill allows 100 percent of economic damages, millions and millions of dollars of damages available to plaintiffs for their health care and their lost wages and many, many other economic damages. It puts a cap as a floor of $250,000 for noneconomic, noncalculable economic damages and allows every State in the union that wants to raise that to wherever they see fit. This is the opportunity now to decide whether this House will stand up to the crisis and solve it or turn its head and let it fester for another 20 years.

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James P. Greenwood

Pennsylvania

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing a proposed bill addressing a crisis and its economic implications.

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