Hon. Ken Bentsen: “I believe that this legislation would overturn more than 200 years of legal precedent in our nation and would devastate…”

I do not believe that we should prevent consumers from seeking their day in court if they cannot reach agreement with the other party.

This legislation would also encourage all class action lawsuits to be considered in federal court rather than state courts.

I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation and to support the Lofgren amendment that would protect consumers.

I also believe that we have rushed to judgment on this issue.