William Moorhead: “Possibility. I say to the gentleman, ``I think you're just defeating loser pays.''”

I obviously do not have any choice one way or the other in the operation of the House, but this is a good measure. It is something that will do good for the country. I appreciate very much the gentleman from New Mexico's support for what…

I say to the gentleman, ``Primarily because, whey you cut from 100 percent to 25 percent, you're gutting the very issue we're talking about.''

But actually it applies to both the defendant and the plaintiff. The plaintiff is not the only one that could be caught paying the other person's fees. But I can tell the gentleman that you can limit the amount of money you may have to pay…

I share the concern of the gentleman from Maryland. It is our intention that rule XI(c) be applied equally to all litigants, and that the Federal judges exercise no special restraint when dealing with the Federal Government.