[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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            IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMON SENSE LEGAL REFORMS ACT

  (Mr. RAMSTAD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk about the Common Sense Legal 
Reforms Act--1 of 10 bills in our contract with America that we pledge 
to bring to the floor within the first 100 days of the next Congress.
  We promise a vote on the loser pays rule to discourage frivolous 
lawsuits.
  We promise a vote on honesty in evidence to rid our courts of junk 
science and so-called experts whose pay is based on the outcome of the 
case.
  We promise a vote on products liability reform, with reasonable 
reforms on punitive damages, joint liability, and product seller 
liability.
  We promise a vote on attorney accountability.
  We promise a vote on notifying defendants before suits are filed so 
parties can settle disputes short of litigation.
  We promise a vote to limit costly litigation over basic issues not 
addressed by Congress when enacting new laws.
  And we promise a vote on curbing lawyer-driven securities lawsuits, 
which are causing thousands of lost jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, these commonsense proposals deserve a vote in the 
people's House. If the American people elect a new majority party in 
the House, they will get that vote within 100 days.

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