Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I will be brief. Proponents of the motion to recommit want to allow lawsuits with no basis in law or fact to proceed without penalty in the area covered by their motion. Let that sink in for a moment--and just a brief moment. The proponents of the motion to recommit support certain lawsuits that apparently have no basis in law or fact. Otherwise, they have no relevance to this bill. If they are relevant motions, they won't have to worry about it. They want those frivolous lawsuits to proceed without penalty. Every time a judge decides a company made a defective product that ended up hurting people, damages are awarded. When a lawyer makes up a lawsuit that has no basis in law or fact, that lawsuit is a defective product. The victims harmed by that defective product should be compensated just like everyone else. Oppose this motion to recommit, pass the base bill, and let's show America where we stand on frivolous lawsuits and on the compensation rightfully owed to the victims of frivolous lawsuits. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote”