On the recordJanuary 20, 2011
I hope that the President's words are not twisted, because I agree with him: we are all willing to work together to do the right thing, which is to amend a bill. I don't understand the understanding of my friends on the other side of the aisle. Repealing the law of the land has nothing to do with questioning some of the provisions. Frankly, they're not even listening to a distinguished doctor, Senator Frist, the former majority leader, who said this bill--our bill--is the law of the land, and it is the fundamental platform upon which all future efforts to make that system better for that patient and that family will be based. What is there not to understand? Amend the bill. Don't repeal it. In fact, Senator Frist said if the bill were on the floor, he would have voted for it.
