Senator John Ensign (R-NV) http://ensign.senate.gov/

With patients and doctors in Nevada grappling with one of the worst medical liability crises in the country, Senator John Ensign has been working tirelessly in Washington, D.C., to fix the broken system. In the 108th Congress Senator Ensign is the chief sponsor of the “Patients First Act” (S. 11), a comprehensive, common-sense medical liability reform bill backed by the AMA and President George W. Bush.

Congressman Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX) http://burgess.house.gov/

Dr. Burgess practiced obstetrics and gynecology for more than 21 years before becoming a member of Congress. Dr. Burgess has invaluable knowledge on how the medical liability crisis affects our families.

Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD (R-GA) http://www.house.gov/gingrey/

Representative Phil Gingrey is one of only a handful of doctors serving in the U.S. Congress. Before his election to the House of Representatives in 2002, Dr. Gingrey divided his time between delivering babies in Marietta, Georgia—about 5,200 babies, in fact—and serving in the Georgia Senate. Dr. Gingrey has hit the ground running in Washington, D.C., using his expertise as a doctor to fight for the things that matter most to America’s patients, including comprehensive medical liability reform.

Congressman Allen Boyd (D-FL) http://www.house.gov/boyd/

Representative Allen Boyd of Florida is a member Congress' Blue Dog Coalition, a small group of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate fiscal responsibility, and he is also a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Congressman Boyd has been a consistent and reliable supporter of organized medicine and he has repeatedly proven his willingness to fight for patients and physicians.

Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/

Representative Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota is a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and is an ally of families and physicians because of his bipartisan and objective analysis of health issues. In 2004, Representative Pomeroy was elected to Co-Chair the bipartisan Rural Health Care Coalition, where he worked for a more equitable system for Medicare reimbursements. He has also been a key supporter of medical liability reform in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) http://www.house.gov/cardoza/

Representative Dennis Cardoza of California has seen liability reform firsthand in his home state and has fought for liability reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before coming to Congress, Representative Cardoza served six years in the State Assembly, where he chaired the powerful Rules Committee and helped forge the Moderate Democratic Caucus. Throughout his tenure in the California State Assembly, he fought tirelessly to defend MICRA, the existing medical liability law in California that protects families and their physicians from frivolous lawsuits.