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Back in 1994, when Santorum was in Congress and running for the Senate, he introduced H.R. 3918, which would have capped non-economic damages awarded by juries in medical malpractice cases at $250,000. On February 7, 2003, Senator Santorum said the $250,000 cap set in Congressman Jim Greenwoods bill was too low. The next day, he told The Associated Press that hed been hesitant to sign on to any bill that has a cap.
Did something happen to change Santorum from one who authored a bill capping damages for a victims pain and suffering into one who couldnt even sign onto such a bill?
Yes. Reality happened to Rick. In 1999, Santorums wife, Karen, filed her own medical malpractice lawsuit against a chiropractor in Virginia, seeking $500,000 in non-economic damages twice the amount allowed in her husbands own legislation five years earlier.
Apparently, Rick Santorum thinks the rules ought to be different for him than for everyone else. Because even if he once fought to keep injured people from seeking more than $250,000 for pain and suffering, that certainly wasnt enough for the Santorums themselves. His wife wanted $500,000 in damages against her Virginia-based chiropractor for alleged malpractice -- although her actual medical costs added up to $18,800.
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provis99
(13,062 posts)I hope he roasts in hell.
mazzarro
(3,450 posts)blue neen
(12,305 posts)There is so much ridiculous info on him that we could write a book, "Rick Santorum--I'm Stupid and I Can Prove It."