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To: Ilaine who wrote (78408)	10/17/2004 3:58:29 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

The bill that was originally introduced in Jan seems to buried in the Senate Finance Committee: thomas.loc.gov Flu Protection Act of 2004 (Introduced in Senate) S 2038 IS 108th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2038 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2004 Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. CRAIG, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and for other purposes. ******* Status: Latest Major Action: 1/28/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. ******** Who's on the Senate Finance Committee:: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com 8888888888888888888 The House: thomas.loc.gov@@@P H.R.3758 Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] (introduced 2/3/2004) Cosponsors (13) Related Bills: S.2038 Latest Major Action: 2/24/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COSPONSORS(13), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date) Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 10/8/2004 Rep Berry, Marion [AR-1] - 10/7/2004 Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] - 2/3/2004 Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 10/7/2004 Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 2/3/2004 Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 10/8/2004 Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 10/8/2004 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 10/8/2004 Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 10/7/2004 Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 10/7/2004 Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] - 2/3/2004 Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] - 4/2/2004 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 10/8/2004

To: Ilaine who wrote (78408)	10/17/2004 4:09:37 PM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

Say, have you ever thought of this? Ever since the Clinton days, trial attorneys have a lot of clout in the DNC. The tobacco trial mega-billion judgments for example, while a positive development to discourage smoking, have made many democrats and Clinton supporters very very rich. This is why instead of supporting true tort reform to cap damages, the democrats will not support a cap, and instead play smoke and mirrors with some review committee staffed by, here's the punch line, other lawyers. I'd be curious to see what happens if instead of a cap on the damages, the republicans instead propose a cap 100K/yr for each suit on the legal fees portion collectable by the trial lawyer, that would be a good litmus test to see what the true motives are for opposing a cap.