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| Date: July 9, 1998 1:22 pm Contact: Ralph Nader, 202-387-8030 |
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Nader Statement on Senate Defeat of Cloture Motion on Product Liability Legislation | ||
| WASHINGTON - July 9 - Following is a statement by Ralph Nader today on
the defeat of the cloture motion this morning in the U.S. Senate on the products liability
legislation: "The corporate-backed drive to federalize and weaken the products liability law of the 50 states has been defeated once again. With waves of campaign cash swirling around this bill and a cowardly White House that signed off on it over a month ago, Democratic leader Tom Daschle held firm. This is a victory against the wrongdoers lobby and for a safer society under state laws that hold manufacturers of defective or toxic products accountable for harm done. The preservation of the state common law of personal injury is essential in maintaining that the judges and the jurors -- the only persons who see and evaluate the evidence -- continue to render their justice without being straightjacketed by absentee legislators greased by PAC money." "It is important for the White House and the Democrats to realize that no more back door deals should be made with Republicans and corporations seeking immunity from full responsibility for their damage to human beings and property." -0- |
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