Chuck Grassley: “I have spoken twice on the issue of committing this legislation to the committees to express the point of view that…”

“I have spoken twice on the issue of committing this legislation to the committees to express the point of view that there is a lot of turmoil in working out compromises on the floor of the Senate. That is not a very good way to draft a piece of legislation. If the leadership had not immediately brought this bill to the Senate Chamber, and the committees had done their work, this bill would have been handled in a much more expeditious way, but, more importantly, it would have been in a way in which we would have had a lot of confidence in the substance of the legislation, with a lot fewer questions asked. I think when people see a product from the Senate, they want to make sure that product is done right. So I offer to my colleagues the motion and hope that they will vote yes on the motion to commit the legislation to the respective committees--Health, Education, Labor; Judiciary; and Finance--for the fair consideration of this legislation and a final, good product that we know serves the best interests of the people, which obviously is to make sure that everybody is protected with a Patients' Bill of Rights.”