Joe Cunningham: “The law that we are going to debate on tort reform is based on California law which has been very successful. California…”

“The law that we are going to debate on tort reform is based on California law which has been very successful. California has been more successful than the other States. What it does is it protects. It will allow, if we do this nationally, $60 billion to go into our health care centers instead of going to trial lawyers. People will still be represented and protected, but it will allow that money to go into our health care centers. Another example, I sit on the D.C. subcommittee. Thanks to a Member on the other side, on the D.C. subcommittee we capped trial lawyers' fees for IDEA, Individuals With Disabilities Act. In 2 years we saved $12 million. $12 million, instead of going to trial lawyers, goes to children with disabilities.”