[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE EAST TEXANS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE

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                           HON. LOUIE GOHMERT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 2005

  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Texas' 1st Congressional 
District, I would like to recognize the efforts of the 3,000 members of 
the East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse organization and the Citizens 
Against Lawsuit Abuse in promoting Texas' fourth Lawsuit Abuse 
Awareness Week from October 3-7, 2005.
  East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse (ETALA) is a respected and 
effective organization that works to educate consumers about the human 
and financial costs associated with frivolous lawsuits. This 
organization has led successful efforts to reform our states medical 
malpractice system, reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in Texas, 
ensure that Texans who are truly injured have access to our court 
system and educate Texans about how to become wise legal consumers.
  ETALA is recognized locally for their efforts to encourage personal 
responsibility among local school children. For the second year, they 
are sponsoring a personal responsibility essay-writing contest among 
local sixth and seventh graders. What is most interesting and 
encouraging is that our children seem to understand this basic concept 
that has escaped so many adults.
  We support ETALA in their efforts in support of civil justice reform 
and wish to thank their many supporters, board members and staff in 
their efforts. Through the courage and dedication of these individuals, 
what was once only a nice idea, has now become a reality. It has been 
my pleasure to work with ETALA in the past, and I look forward to 
working with them in the future.

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