John Ensign: “first of all, let's make sure one thing is clear. What we are debating today is whether to proceed to the bill. We are…”

“first of all, let's make sure one thing is clear. What we are debating today is whether to proceed to the bill. We are trying to get on the bill. If people have certain problems with the bill, they can offer amendments, but only if they allow us to proceed to the bill. That is what the vote is on today, whether or not we are going even consider that we might address a crisis that is happening in the United States. There have been a few things that have been talked about from the other side of the aisle today that I would like to address. I want to read from a report because they have been quoting this study. The Weiss study, which has been referenced repeatedly by the other side of the aisle, supposedly took numbers from this publication called the Medical Liability Monitor. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a portion of this report be printed in the Record.”