Pete Sessions: “Two questions there. One is the existing lawsuit question. The Senator makes a legitimate point and expresses a…”

“Two questions there. One is the existing lawsuit question. The Senator makes a legitimate point and expresses a legitimate concern. Frankly, I am not sure it is fully meritorious, but he certainly raises a legitimate concern. The second point is, Who should be responsible? That is the question. That is all, as I understand it, this legislation deals with. If this legislation were to say that the person who is responsible for putting the MTBE in a New Hampshire citizen's home was not liable, I would oppose it. But if they took asphalt and dumped it in somebody's home, should the asphalt maker be liable if they were not responsible for putting it in that home? That is the legal question with which we are dealing.”