Pete Domenici: “Sure. Let me say, Mr. President, to the Senator from West Virginia that there was a Hutchison amendment. It had to do…”

“Sure. Let me say, Mr. President, to the Senator from West Virginia that there was a Hutchison amendment. It had to do disproportionate share of payments to hospitals, and there is a modification of that which had adversely affected Texas that is apparently somewhat ameliorated there. Senator Specter had the exact issue, and he had a disproportionate share of payments amendment. He is part of this overall agreement that is in this managers' amendment. Then there was a Bob Kerrey abortion amendment that had nothing to do with this amendment. But I asked him to wait for the managers' amendment before he did something on it. I assume that Senator Murray is going to make the point of order on that issue. But I am not certain of that.”