Washington–The House overwhelmingly passed legislation yesterday imposing sanctions for filing frivolous lawsuits and sent it on to the Senate, which has already rejected it once.
But, while insurance industry trade associations voiced strong support for the bill, David Winston, senior vice president for federal affairs at the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, admitted, "It will be much tougher sledding in the Senate, where 60 votes are required for passage."
Mr. Winston said that, "We will continue to push hard for Senate action on the legislation, but it will take a Herculean effort to get it passed next year."
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