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Alfonse D'Amato: “I wish I could and did have the authority to accept that because I would do it, because I think we should have a full…”

On the recordMay 12, 1998
I wish I could and did have the authority to accept that because I would do it, because I think we should have a full debate and a full discussion on the Patients' Bill of Rights. And I think it will not be limited, should not be limited to 2 hours. I thank my colleague, the Senate minority leader, for recognizing the complexity of the bill that is, I don't know how many pages. It is voluminous. And it is important. Here it is. I don't know whether it has even had a hearing. It is 109 pages. It is controversial, to say the least. And there are many parts of this bill which I would be supporting. There is absolutely no doubt about it.
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Discussing the need for a full debate on the Patients' Bill of Rights.

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