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To: Road Walker who wrote (503865)	8/12/2009 11:27:00 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577029

Obama has openly said he doesn't support tort reform. And he opposed it in 2006 as a Senator: President Obama was booed this week at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago. He was booed by an audience that included America's leading medical experts for declaring he was "not advocating caps on malpractice awards." americanthinker.com “Each amendment [to eviscerate the Class Action Fairness Act] failed by large bipartisan majorities, supported only by Democrats; each time, Obama voted with the trial lawyer lobby. “These votes were not outliers. Obama also voted to filibuster medical malpractice reform and to kill an asbestos reform bill in 2006, each time providing a critical vote for a minority of senators that blocked tort reforms from achieving a three-fifths supermajority. That is hardly reaching across the aisle, much less showing a willingness to flout a Democratic special interest.” americancourthouse.com What Obama helped block in the Senate: SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERS are continuing their efforts to force votes on medical malpractice reform with the introduction of legislation that would cap non-economic and punitive damages against emergency room physicians and physicians who offer obstetrical or gynecological services. The legislation, S. 2207, is similar to other malpractice bills considered by the Senate, in that it would cap non-economic damages at $250,000 and punitive damages at $250,000 or two times compensatory damages, whichever is greater. In addition, the legislation would limit contingency fees paid to plaintiffs' lawyers and establish a statute of limitations for the filing of ... highbeam.com Congress Rejects Medical Liability Reform residentandstaff.com