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Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations On Liability Act

Floor Speech

Date: July 1, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

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Mr. VAN. HOLLEN. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability (SPILL) Act (H.R. 5503).

On this, we should surely agree: the lives of those lost at sea are just as precious as the lives of those lost on land--and the law should treat them that way.

Today's legislation modernizes our maritime laws to ensure that the families of those killed or injured in the BP Oilspill have an opportunity to be justly compensated for their losses, and will provide equal justice for all future victims of maritime disasters.

Madam Speaker, as we work to hold the responsible parties accountable for the ongoing tragedy in the Gulf, the Spill Act keeps faith with the families most directly impacted by the disaster. I commend Chairman CONYERS and the Judiciary Committee for bringing this legislation to the floor today. I urge my colleagues' support.

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