[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        SUPPORT FOR TORT REFORM

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to rise 
today and speak in support of the tort reform or lawsuit reform being 
brought before the House by the Republican leadership. As a physician 
who has practiced medicine in the community for the past 7 years, I can 
say that I have seen firsthand the terrible effect of this runaway 
problem with lawsuits on our Nation and in particular on our ability to 
practice good, high quality, cost effective medicine.
  The people who have been paying for this runaway crisis in excessive 
lawsuits are the people of the United States. The patients have been 
playing the costs.
  The time has arrived, it is long overdue. Reform is needed and reform 
is now, this week, before the House of Representatives. And I beseech 
all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the 
Republican programs for dealing with this problem in our Nation and 
restoring true balance to our criminal and civil justice system.

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