William H. Frist

This resolution relates to historically black colleges and universities and the designation of a period of time to express appreciation for the tremendous function and job they carry out in this great country of ours. In my own city of…

The Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, is one of the holiest days of the year in the Jewish faith. For the Jewish people, Rosh Hashanah marks the anniversary of the creation of the world. It is a day for contemplation and prayer--and, indeed…

I have heard from countless Tennesseans about their adamant desire to be able to deduct sales tax from their Federal income tax. Again and again it comes back to a matter of equity and fairness. Mr. Henry Branch from Goodlettsville, TN…

FEMA is out of money--FEMA is out of money--beginning in about 12 hours. So without trying to go through each request by each Senator, certain criteria can be applied. FEMA will be out of money tomorrow. We are talking about FEMA…

What is absolutely critical, from a leadership standpoint on both sides of the aisle, is to have a framework so we can accomplish the Nation's business and move America forward.

Senator Daschle and I received the 9/11 Commission report earlier today. It looks as if the Commission did a thorough job and that their writeup is fair and balanced. It is certainly well-documented. Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton deserve our…

We do want to assure everyone that while mistakes, failures, and missed opportunities occurred in the past, as their report chronicles, the United States still has a very good system to protect the country. There are thousands of dedicated…

This particular piece of business has to do with patient safety. For me, it means a lot because I can see up close both the importance of this legislation, and have watched it legislatively as it has traveled through its various iterations.

I am very pleased we are moving forward today with passage of the Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act. Congressman Clay Shaw in the House and I have been working on Haiti trade legislation for some time. I thank Congressman Shaw for…

The devastating impact of the crisis can be seen most clearly in seven African countries, including Malawi and Mozambique, where babies born in 2002 are not expected to live past 40 years because of the prevalence of HIV. Without going…

I had the privilege of traveling to Normandy, France, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-day landings. This particular journey took with two of our colleagues, Senator Bob Bennett and Senator John Ensign. The three of us had a…

I, too, congratulate both of the managers. It has been a long month. It has been 16 days, but since March 17 we actually started the bill. There was a lot in the background people did not see in terms of progress being made, setbacks along…

I vitiated the last cloture vote because I recognize the good faith both sides are working in, but we need to bring the bill to completion tomorrow night if it is at all humanly possible.

I agree, tomorrow would be a great day to lay down amendments if they are absolutely necessary and important amendments, but for amendments we do not need to consider or that can be considered later, we do not need to lay down too many…

I am saddened by the fact we see this terrorist activity, but I will have to say, as I said on Monday, this increased terrorist activity was anticipated. It is unfortunate we have to anticipate this increased terrorist activity, but it was…

Indeed, I will continue to work with the Democratic leadership to search for a way to confirm the remaining nominations. For those people listening who are not familiar with this process, as they can see, it is a give-and-take process that…

Let me briefly say I have had the opportunity to talk to the manager of the bill, and we feel very strongly that it is critical that we address this bill. The best way to do it is to allow the managers to work together over the recess and…

First of all, I want to make some comments on the issue of the Abu Ghraib abuses and the role of Secretary Rumsfeld and some of the statements that he has made, but also the tremendous leadership he has given over the last several weeks in…

That is correct, so long as the Democratic conferees are acting in good faith, and I have every expectation they will. Our goal is to reach a conference agreement that reflects the balance and broad bipartisan consensus S. 1072 achieves…

Earlier today Senator Daschle and I had a productive meeting with Andy Card, the President's chief of staff. At that meeting, Mr. Card committed that there would be no further circuit and district judicial recess appointments during the…

Helping the uninsured gain more access to affordable, quality health care is one of the most critical and the most complex and most fundamental challenges in domestic policy that face us today. Under Senator Gregg's leadership, the task…

According to Mr. Domm, current tax law permits taxation of this unearned trust income in excess of $1,600 at the child's tax rate upon the child's 14th birthday. Up until the age of 14, the income was taxed at the parent's rate of…

I believe that it would be good policy to provide some type of exemption to this so called ``kiddie tax'' for Mr. Domm's daughter and others like her. That way, we encourage independence and self-sufficiency and do not penalize individuals…

In February of this year, a constituent wrote me to express his concerns about the negative impact expansion of the ``kiddie tax'' would have upon his family, and more specifically his quadriplegic daughter. His daughter's assets are in a…

I take the opportunity to comment on the economic news from this week. It is dramatic and encouraging. Although we wake up, turn on the television, read the paper, and we cannot help, by the time we get to the second page, being depressed…