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Civil Justice Should Not Be Ignored in Overhaul

It wouldn’t be a new Congress if we didn’t hear the usual calls for an overhaul of the civil justice system. For federal legislation to sweep across all 50 states and considerably constrict a victim’s right to compensation when injured while at the same time passing along massive handouts to insurance companies, corporate interests and large pharmaceutical companies.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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