William H. Frist said "Since joining the Senate I have been surprised, as a physician and a lawmaker, with how few of our rules and laws seem to incorporate the best of our current scientific understanding, but instead have only political goals in mind. Good politics and good science must be combined in the promulgation of new rules, standards, and laws. With the recommendations outlined by my colleagues from Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma, I believe we have the opportunity to have good science and possible future regulation necessarily linked, and I commend them for their commitment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 3, 1996

Since joining the Senate I have been surprised, as a physician and a lawmaker, with how few of our rules and laws seem to incorporate the best of our current scientific understanding, but instead have only political goals in mind. Good politics and good science must be combined in the promulgation of new rules, standards, and laws. With the recommendations outlined by my colleagues from Missouri, New York, and Oklahoma, I believe we have the opportunity to have good science and possible future regulation necessarily linked, and I commend them for their commitment.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the integration of scientific understanding into legislative processes.

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