The House Democrats do not want amnesity for Telephone companies who felt it was their obligation to help stop any more terror attacks after 9/11. But they do want amnesty for millions of people who broke American laws repeatedly and exploit our welfare & charities to get easy money. Trail lawyers know this will be a big pay off, even if they don't win, all they have to do is threaten thousands of lawsuits and the telephone companies will fold because it will be too expensive to rightfully defend themselves.