In the Senate of the United States,
December 24, 2009.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3590) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers
credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and cer-
tain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
December 24, 2009.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3590) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers
credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and cer-
tain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
And after that, we are greeted with 2300-something pages of health-care legislation.
And tucked in on page 1858, Congress's sum total of its attempt to address tort reform--read it and weep:
Subtitle I--Sense of the Senate Regarding Medical Malpractice
SEC. 6801. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) health care reform presents an opportunity to address issues related to medical malpractice and medical liability insurance;
(2) States should be encouraged to develop and test alternatives to the existing civil litigation system as a way of improving patient safety, reducing medical errors, encouraging the efficient resolution of disputes, increasing the availability of prompt and fair resolution of disputes, and improving access to liability insurance, while preserving an individual's right to seek redress in court; and
(3) Congress should consider establishing a State demonstration program to evaluate alternatives to the existing civil litigation system with respect to the resolution of medical malpractice claims.
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