William H. Frist: “The discussion among the Democratic leadership and Republican leadership was, indeed, that we vitiate the vote today and…”

That is exactly where we are. I think the good news is both sides recognize this is a very important issue before this body and before the American people and that we have had a lot of work on this bill to where I think--speaking of the…

We have this promise of a new relationship between our Nation and India, which is the world's largest democracy, and it is a relationship President Bush has begun to construct. That can only grow if Congress delivers on the commitment the…

The legislation that leaves this Senate floor absolutely must achieve two goals: first, preserve the intelligence programs that we know have saved American lives; second, protect classified information from terrorists who could exploit it…

Today we passed the Oman Free Trade bill by a vote of 63 to 31. I am pleased that we were finally able to proceed to a vote on the confirmation of a very important nomination, and that is the nomination of Alice Fisher to be an Assistant…