Political Quotes

“Unfortunately, this bill is made only marginally better by the amendment that is offered. It is called a repose bill, but what we are doing in this debate on the amendment is the expose part. And if my colleagues will just listen to a little of this debate, what they will know that both sides agree on is that, by their silence, the proponents of this bill, if a manufacturer manufactures a dangerous product that can cause death or can cause serious injury, that manufacturer is totally absolved from any responsibility once that product reaches its 18th birthday. No more need it worry. Even though it knows how to correct the defect, even though it knows that dozens of people have been killed or maimed or burned alive as a result of the defect, the manufacturer need do absolutely nothing. And the only answer that the proponent, the author, of this amendment says is, well, we all seem to have kind of a bad attitude about the willingness of American manufacturers to correct the defects in their product. What this bill does is to assure the lowest common denominator of the worst and most irresponsible manufacturer is now the law of the land.”