William H. Frist

On behalf of Mr. Craig and others, I call up amendment No. 375. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Frist], for Mr. Craig, for himself, and Mr…

I ask we resume the Craig amendment, and I send a cloture motion to the desk to the Craig amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion, having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the…

Tomorrow, the Senate will resume consideration of the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental. Although no rollcall votes will occur tomorrow, we hope to make additional progress on the bill. We expect to lock in some of the pending amendments for…

Through the Chair, our expectation is to work through that hour. As the Democratic leader knows, and as our colleagues should know, we are trying to do briefings on a regular basis to make the opportunity available for people to come to…

On September 30, 2004, I had the pleasure to announce that Senator Gordon Smith was the latest recipient of the Senate's Golden Gavel Award, marking his 100th hour of presiding over the Senate. The Golden Gavel Award has long served as a…

Tomorrow, following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental. We began debating this important appropriations bill this afternoon, and it is my hope that we can begin the amending process…

Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are…

Unsafe water and water-related diseases have far reaching consequences. That is why U.S. Government, acting through the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, has been undertaking critically…

And while we bolster and enhance our existing programs and strategies, Senator Reid and I are pleased to put forward this new initiative that fully acknowledges the role that safe water plays in health and development. In the future, we…

Thus, we will vote on this important bill tomorrow. This bill protects Americans from having their genetic information used against them by potential employers, or by their employer, or to be used in a discriminatory fashion by insurance…

The transportation bill is a major priority for the leadership on this side of the aisle and the leadership on the other side of the aisle. It remains a major priority. It is also, I might add, a major priority for the House of…

The Senator's hope is well placed. I think what our colleagues just heard is a bipartisan leadership commitment to focus on this bill, to build on the past but recognizing that passing a bill in the Senate is not enough. We need to make…

This particular bill gives us the first opportunity to take a major step forward on this floor to halt lawsuit abuses that occur across the country. Every 2 seconds a lawsuit is filed in America--every 2 seconds. In 2002, that added up to…

A couple of comments before we return to the Gonzales nomination. Yesterday, it was reported that Pope John Paul has been hospitalized or had been hospitalized. He had fallen ill with the flu apparently on Sunday. I, along with the…

I will comment on Judge Alberto Gonzales and his confirmation. ... Senator Stevens will have a hearing tomorrow to look at some appropriate initial responses in terms of prevention of that sort of catastrophe in the future.

It is a great pleasure for all of us to welcome Lloyd Ogilvie back with us this morning to open today with a prayer that struck at what we have seen the last couple of days, but also the real responsibility and obligations we have as…

Access to clean water is a women's issue. It is a public health issue. It is a sanitation issue.

I do again want to emphasize what the distinguished assistant minority leader has said. What the American people see and what our colleagues see on the floor is a tiny portion of what is going on, whether it is the pages, law enforcement…

It has to do with the influenza vaccine. As we all know, this week Chiron, the company that makes the influenza vaccine, actually one of two companies licensed to sell the vaccine in the United States, announced 48 million doses could not…

Embryonic stem cell research is in its infancy and today has yielded no treatments for human disease. Adult stem cell research, there are numerous, I would say probably about 150 or 160 different areas of treatment using adult stem cells.

There is Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and adult stem cell research, embryonic stem cell research at record high levels, and adult stem cell research at record high levels, by the President of the United States using…

Indeed, in response, through the Chair, to the distinguished Senator from Alabama, there is no ban. There is certainly no ``sweeping ban.'' Yet you see in the headlines of newspapers references made to this ban, which reflects the words of…

The greatest threat facing our country is not a terrorist. We all know it is not just the terrorists. The greatest threat is a terrorist armed with some sort of weapon of mass destruction.

Obviously this particular resolution recognizes the outstanding efforts of the individuals and communities that volunteered or donated items to the North Platte canteen in Nebraska during World War II, as the resolution was put forward by…

I hold my breath right before all these are going through. But it is 43, 44 bills just done. These bills reflect a huge amount of work. To see it come together is sort of the privilege that the Democratic leadership and the Republican…