btw, Conyers led the opposition to the 'Class-Action' bill

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thanks once again John! and thank you Nancy also
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35084-2005Feb18?language=printer

Bush Signs Class-Action Changes Into Law

By John F. Harris and William Branigin
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, February 18, 2005; 12:40 PM

President Bush today signed legislation that rewrites the rules for class-action lawsuits, opening a second-term campaign he said was aimed at "ending the lawsuit culture in our country."

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Bush's first legislative victory of his second term came after a lopsided vote yesterday in the House, where most Republicans and many Democrats approved the bill by 279 to 149. It passed the Senate by a wide margin last week.
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Reflecting the frustrations of many Democrats, who knew their arguments had no chance of carrying the day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) scored the bill as a "payback for big business at the expense of consumers." The legislation calls for federal courts to be the proper jurisdiction for most class-action cases in which defendants are from multiple states. Only in certain cases -- such as when two-thirds of the plaintiffs are from the same state and the defendant also has headquarters there -- would class-action cases remain in state courts.

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), who led the opposition in the floor debate, warned yesterday: "This is not a simple procedural fix. Moving the cases to federal court will result in many cases never being heard."
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1. Conyers deserves triple overtime pay!!