Tim Scott: “Mr. Chairman, I want to add just one other point to this very briefly and that is that you could go through all of that…”

“Mr. Chairman, I want to add just one other point to this very briefly and that is that you could go through all of that what the gentleman from North Carolina said, and in fact you could have a winning lawsuit and still be forced to pay opposing attorneys' fees if you come in under an offer made sometime during the middle of trial. Mr. Chairman, the reason that we have attorneys' fees provided in these kinds of cases is that the damage, the financial damage is usually so small that you have an empty promise in discrimination laws if this amendment is not passed. The empty promise without attorneys' fees is you go to court and you will pay more than you could possibly get. I would hope that this amendment would pass, would keep the law as it is, and that people who are discriminated against be vindicated and have those rights vindicated in court.”