mr. speaker , i thank the chairman of the committee on the judiciary for yielding me time .  mr. speaker , all americans should thank the gentleman from virginia ( mr. goodlatte )  and the gentleman from wisconsin ( chairman sensenbrenner ) for their leadership on this most important issue .  the class action fairness act is a bipartisan , sensible bill that clarifies the rights of consumers and restores confidence in america 's judicial system .  it reforms the class action system and addresses the abuses that harm so many americans .  we have all heard of the lawsuits in which plaintiffs walk away with pennies , sometimes literally , while the attorneys walk away with millions of dollars in fees .  this problem will be addressed by providing greater scrutiny over settlements that involve coupons or very small cash amounts .  this legislation also ensures that deserving plaintiffs are able to make full use of the class action system .  it allows easier removal of class action cases to federal courts .  this is important because class actions tend to affect numerous americans and often involve millions of dollars .  federal court is the right place for such large lawsuits .  moving more class actions to federal courts also prevents one of the worst problems in class actions today , forum shopping .  mr. speaker , while many concessions were made on both sides , this is still a very worthwhile bill that contains many good reforms , and i fully support it and look forward to its enactment into law and also encourage my colleagues to support it as well .  