Political Quotes

“today we will return to debate on several health care proposals. We had previously slated this week to consider two medical liability, medical malpractice reform bills, as well as the small business health plan bill reported by the HELP Committee. Because there was an objection to proceeding to each of these three bills, I was forced to file cloture last week on each of these bills on the motion to proceed. Thus, the first vote will be at 5:15 today on one of the medical liability bills and the second medical liability bill, if we do not get cloture on the first, to follow. At 5:15, the vote will be on the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, S. 22. If cloture is not invoked on that comprehensive bill, the Senate will then immediately vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 23, the Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access To Care Act. That second bill is similar to the first, S. 22, but limits itself to litigation and focuses just on obstetrical and gynecological care. If the Senate is not able to turn to either of these pieces of legislation, the next vote we will have will be tomorrow morning, Tuesday morning, on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1955, the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act. This is the bill reported by Chairman Enzi's committee called the small business health plans bill.…”