Pete Sessions: “Actually, I believe that those who are seeking class action reform have been very generous in reaching out to people who…”

“Actually, I believe that those who are seeking class action reform have been very generous in reaching out to people who had some doubts to try to gain their votes in support, to make sure no one is hurt in any unfair way through the passing of this legislation. We are now at a point where the time has come for us to pass class action reform. I do not believe, and have never believed, we should be in the business of eliminating class actions. They are not a bad thing in themselves. Class actions, in fact, serve an important purpose. In many instances, they are the only viable form of relief, where an individual has claims that are so small it would not be economically feasible for an attorney to take an individual's case; but maybe thousands of people have been unfairly treated in the same manner and an attorney can bring one case and everybody can be compensated and the system can work very effectively. That is the whole theory behind class actions. It has always been a good process under certain circumstances, but we have always known it could also be abused.”