William H. Frist said "The issue of the Patients' Bill of Rights is very important to me. As my colleague from Oklahoma has pointed out, we have collectively, as the U.S. Senate, spent a lot of time on this particular issue. Given the fact that we do have a number of bills--and I know we are anxious to get to the underlying bill right now--isn't it reasonable, given the opportunity, that we can put into these bills a Patients' Bill of Rights, or anything we want to, based on the unanimous consent right now? Isn't it reasonable to limit that discussion so that we can conduct the Senate's business, since we can put as much as we want into these bills right now and also allow them to be subjected to the amendments of the unanimous consent?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 1, 1998

The issue of the Patients' Bill of Rights is very important to me. As my colleague from Oklahoma has pointed out, we have collectively, as the U.S. Senate, spent a lot of time on this particular issue. Given the fact that we do have a number of bills--and I know we are anxious to get to the underlying bill right now--isn't it reasonable, given the opportunity, that we can put into these bills a Patients' Bill of Rights, or anything we want to, based on the unanimous consent right now? Isn't it reasonable to limit that discussion so that we can conduct the Senate's business, since we can put as much as we want into these bills right now and also allow them to be subjected to the amendments of the unanimous consent?

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Patients' Bill of Rights during Senate floor debate.

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