Hon. Ken Bentsen: “I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation and to support the Lofgren amendment that would protect consumers.”

I believe that this legislation would overturn more than 200 years of legal precedent in our nation and would devastate our tort's system.

I believe that these hearings have shown how Congress can work on a bipartisan basis to address a critical issue.

I believe that the bill would hurt consumers and reduce the incentive for companies to address their Year 2000 computer problems in a timely manner.

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