today I have notified the minority leader that I have placed a hold on H.R. 2260, the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999. This legislation would negate Oregon's physician assisted suicide law which was debated and passed twice by the voters of Oregon.
On the recordJanuary 24, 2000
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Announcing a hold on legislation related to physician-assisted suicide.
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