House Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 1:01:20 to 1:02:35
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Lynn A. Westmoreland: the house' continue to work with our allies in that chamber to ensure that their bill treats american citizens in the territories in a fair and just manner. thank you, mr. speaker. the speake what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore:

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Speech By: Lynn A. Westmoreland

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Lynn A. Westmoreland: without objection, so ordered. mr. westmoreland: thank you, mr. speaker. if you get dressed in the dark, you'll probably make some clothing choices that will open you to ridicule. same when you write bills in the dark. president obama said health care reform negotiations would air on c-span. that way, he said, americans

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Lynn A. Westmoreland: could see who sided with them and who was with the insurance companies. we must assume the closed do deal must have put the special interests at the forefront. it appears one of the special interests at the table was the trial attorneys. maybe that's why the negotiations were secret. they claimed attorney-client

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Lynn A. Westmoreland: confidentiality. but those trial attorneys must have charged by the hour because the democrats gave them quite the payoff in this legislation. this bill will override states' malpractice reform laws and forbid states from capping attorneys' fees or damage