Daschle, Pelosi Vow to Repeal Homeland Security Provision Shielding Drug Makers From Liability

Yahoo News ^ | 11/27/02

[2banana]

Good luck since you don't control squat

[OPS4]

Repeal the Democratic Party Charter!

Ops4 God Bless America!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Wow a vow!

[justshutupandtakeit]

Another blow against the RATS. Cripple the Trial Lawyers.

[Cable225]

Sen. Daschle, Rep. Pelosi Vow to Repeal Homeland Security Provision Shielding Drug Makers From Liability

Hey Nancy! 228 beats 205 every single time. Good luck with that assignment!

[talleyman]

Typical one-sided presentation. Pelosi and Daschle don't care about these people, they're just trying to line the pockets of the trial lawyer leeches. To this date, there appears to be no demonstrable link between the mercury-based preservative used in vaccines and the onset of autism, other than coincidence. I have great sympathy for those parents, but the case has not been made. And there is much good in not letting the trial lawyers get these cases in front of corporation-hating jurors.

[Wright is right!]

""We strongly support Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and House Democratic Leader-Elect Nancy Pelosi's vow to remove egregious special interest provisions, including the thimerosal liability shield for Eli Lilly," said Michael Bender, Director of the Mercury Policy Project.

Mr. Bender must not have heard about Daschle's new status, which will virtually guarantee that such a repeal will never see the light of day on the Senate floor.

Michael

[The Wizard]

great campaign stuff as the democrats fight for law suits

[Poohbah]

The one extremely flawed study that linked vaccinations to autism involved a vaccine that had no mercury in it.

[The Wizard]

they are not the leadership

[KriegerGeist]

In my opinion, and as I heard Senator Orin Hatch speak about, we need a "super majority" in both houses of Congress so we can get "real" tort reform.
Compensatory damages are appropiate to recover loss [all real loss]. Punitive damages are another matter. Those seem to be rewarded by juries in the zillions to punish (even when punishment is not right or necessary) any company, business or doctor into bankruptcy and out of business or practice.
Example: Mississippi and OB-GYNs, Nevada and trauma centers...all going away or becoming extinct because of trial lawyers and huge punitive damages.

Bottom line: the suing of companies for things that are not their fault and winning multiple-millions has got to change.

Insurance companies will make premiums for insuring everything either prohibitively expensive or will refuse to insure at all.
No wonder companies want to re-locate to Asia and elsewhere.

[bybybill]

I pray that TORT REFORM is the issue next year. Look at what the Missisippi did yesterday to the lawyers.

[trebb]

It's a trick - the only way the Dems will be able to claim obstructionism by the Reps is to try to push through the no-makum-no-sense bills...

[Digger]

No Trent "notta" Lott is the so-called leader & HE WANTS TO FIX IT. Got it! He will cave to the Dems. Betcha Betcha. If the drug company would take the offensive & make adds showing the deaths that would occur if the Tommy & Nancy show get their way then watch how those RATS would respond. you see they have always been on the offense. They know not how to respond in a defense manner. (BTW I'm not certain that this S-pox is as safe as reported & I personally know members in the medical field that have studied this & are NOT going to take the shots. That's scary.)

[Common Tator]

This issue is comming up.

Remember that Daschle and Lieberman amendment to the HOmeland Security bill that was defeated 52 to 48 with Landrieu as the last senator to vote? She voted against the amendment.

Daschle had the agreements of Chaffee and Snowe to vote for the amendment. That would have made the vote 50 for to 49 against and then Landrieu was to cast the vote killing the Homeland Security bill. They were going to run ads in Lousiana showing Landrieu as the powerful senator who singlehandedly defeated the unbeatable George Bush. Landreiu stopps Bush COLD in his TRACKS was to be the headline nationwide.

Lott got Chaffee and Snow to a meeting. He got Hastert on a cell phone. Dennis was in Turkey. They agreed to bring these items to the floor for a vote in the next congress. That is what it took to get Snowe and Chafee's votes against the amendment that would have killed the bill.

They did not tell Daschle and he had a cow when Snowe and Chafee failed to join McCain in voting for the amendment. That left McCain dangling in the breeze... for all the Republicans to enjoy.

Daschle was certain that he had Lott beat. As someone said, Daschle has a LOTT to learn about controlling the Senate. What Lott and Hastert did not do is get any approval from Tom Delay .... and did not committ Tom to any action.

They will not get it repealed but it will get brought to a vote in both the house and the senate. But I wanted you to know that when it comes up in the senate, why Lott is bringing it up. Few of us thought that Denny and Lott could turn Chaffee and Snowe around. But they did it.

Lott is the most rare of all political leaders. He never takes the credit for his victories. Can you imagine how much Daschle would have crowed if he had had as big a victory as Lott had? Lott leaves the credit for others to take. Howerver Lott is always ready to accept the blame for failures. If you wonder why he gets re-elected by unanomous vote... that just might be a slight tiny clue.

[Ben Hecks]

I would like to see a calculation of the added costs of goods and services and increased taxes that have resulted from the abuse of our legal system by trial lawyers and crooked judges.

[goodnesswins]

You are probably correct about Trent not standing up to the Dems (and trial lawyers)....I think I heard his brother or (in-law) is a big time success in the smokers trial lawyers winnings.

[ampat]

When you tax something, you get less of it. When you sue something you get less of it (except if you're a trial lawyer).