William H. Frist said "I am delighted with the outcome of that last cloture vote. It means we can proceed on course to finish this bill--a very important bill. I congratulate the managers but encourage our colleagues to come forward with germane amendments. We will be working through the afternoon. We will be voting through the afternoon. We can finish the bill this afternoon. We have been debating this bill all week. It is an issue that we debated months ago. We are debating it now. Now is the time to bring those amendments forward so we can have these final votes and complete the bill this afternoon." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 29, 2004

I am delighted with the outcome of that last cloture vote. It means we can proceed on course to finish this bill--a very important bill. I congratulate the managers but encourage our colleagues to come forward with germane amendments. We will be working through the afternoon. We will be voting through the afternoon. We can finish the bill this afternoon. We have been debating this bill all week. It is an issue that we debated months ago. We are debating it now. Now is the time to bring those amendments forward so we can have these final votes and complete the bill this afternoon.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the progress and importance of a bill during Senate floor debate.

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