William H. Frist: “This bill is a critically important bill, in my mind, in that we have…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2005

This bill is a critically important bill, in my mind, in that we have worked on it for 7 years. We have passed it with an overwhelming majority in this body. It does good things for people who have a whole range of illnesses. It really represents the great advances in science today, advances in research, advances that come in large part because of what this body did with the human genome project in funding over a period of about 10 years, the unraveling of the genetic code which makes us all human, which is still mind-boggling. With that, it introduces all sorts of privacy issues and a potential for discrimination and this comes back and addresses it head on. It is a bill upon which we generally have all agreed. We are working with the Finance Committee and with the HELP Committee internally as well as with the House. I do not want to be overly optimistic, but I think by tomorrow we will work this out and get it to the Senate floor.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Discussing the importance of a bill related to advances in science and health care.

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William H. Frist: “This bill is a critically important bill, in my mind, in that we have worked on it for 7 years. We have passed it with…”

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