Re: Frist 'fills the tree'

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Dump Frist first!!! Cregar <diana.cregar@...> wrote: Frist ‘fills the tree’ May 11, 2006http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/051106/tree.htmlSenate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) moved to block Democraticamendments to the small-business health-insurance bill on the flooryesterday, probably dooming its chances of attaining cloture.By doing so, Frist also denied Democrats an opportunity to call for votes ona series of their signature healthcare measures, including extending thesign-up period for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit and expandingresearch on embryonic stem cells.As he threatened Democrats that he might, Frist “filled the tree,”

aparliamentary maneuver that takes up all available slots for amendments.Frist planned to file for a cloture vote that could take place today.Democratic support for the bill to let small businesses band together to buylarge-group health insurance already was close to nil. Party leadersintimated Tuesday that “filling the tree” might prompt them to blockcloture.Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) complained that Democrats hadbeen shut out. “This is healthcare week. We haven’t had healthcare minute,”he said.If the cloture vote fails, Frist’s “Health Week” would conclude without thepassage of any legislation. Bills to limit jury awards in medicalmalpractice cases went down to defeat Monday.The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), had continually sought to alterhis bill to attract Democratic votes but apparently failed to win overenough minority senators to see the measure

through.After Frist made his plans known yesterday, Sen. Kerry (D-Mass.) saidon the floor that the tactic “damages the prospects of trying to deal withthe healthcare crisis.”

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His blocking of this bill further shows that he cares nothing about

health care. Why would he not want to make it more affordable and

easier for small businesses to provide health insurance to their

employees? This makes no sense, he's clearly being a whipping boy for

the lobbyists.

Debi, conservative in TN

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> Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) moved to block Democratic

> amendments to the small-business health-insurance bill on the floor

> yesterday, probably dooming its chances of attaining cloture.

>

> By doing so, Frist also denied Democrats an opportunity to call for

votes on

> a series of their signature healthcare measures, including extending the

> sign-up period for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit and expanding

> research on embryonic stem cells.

>

> As he threatened Democrats that he might, Frist " filled the tree, " a

> parliamentary maneuver that takes up all available slots for amendments.

> Frist planned to file for a cloture vote that could take place today.

>

> Democratic support for the bill to let small businesses band

together to buy

> large-group health insurance already was close to nil. Party leaders

> intimated Tuesday that " filling the tree " might prompt them to block

> cloture.

>

> Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) complained that Democrats had

> been shut out. " This is healthcare week. We haven't had healthcare

minute, "

> he said.

>

> If the cloture vote fails, Frist's " Health Week " would conclude

without the

> passage of any legislation. Bills to limit jury awards in medical

> malpractice cases went down to defeat Monday.

>

> The bill's sponsor, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), had continually sought

to alter

> his bill to attract Democratic votes but apparently failed to win over

> enough minority senators to see the measure through.

>

> After Frist made his plans known yesterday, Sen. Kerry

(D-Mass.) said

> on the floor that the tactic " damages the prospects of trying to

deal with

> the healthcare crisis. "

>

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'Frist do no harm'

-----Original Message-----From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ]On Behalf Of DebiSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:40 PMEOHarm Subject: Re: Frist 'fills the tree'His blocking of this bill further shows that he cares nothing abouthealth care. Why would he not want to make it more affordable andeasier for small businesses to provide health insurance to theiremployees? This makes no sense, he's clearly being a whipping boy forthe lobbyists.Debi, conservative in TN>> Frist `fills the tree' May 11, 2006> >http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/051106/tree.ht> ml> > Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) moved to block Democratic> amendments to the small-business health-insurance bill on the floor> yesterday, probably dooming its chances of attaining cloture.> > By doing so, Frist also denied Democrats an opportunity to call forvotes on> a series of their signature healthcare measures, including extending the> sign-up period for the Medicare prescription-drug benefit and expanding> research on embryonic stem cells.> > As he threatened Democrats that he might, Frist "filled the tree," a> parliamentary maneuver that takes up all available slots for amendments.> Frist planned to file for a cloture vote that could take place today.> > Democratic support for the bill to let small businesses bandtogether to buy> large-group health insurance already was close to nil. Party leaders> intimated Tuesday that "filling the tree" might prompt them to block> cloture.> > Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) complained that Democrats had> been shut out. "This is healthcare week. We haven't had healthcareminute,"> he said.> > If the cloture vote fails, Frist's "Health Week" would concludewithout the> passage of any legislation. Bills to limit jury awards in medical> malpractice cases went down to defeat Monday.> > The bill's sponsor, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), had continually soughtto alter> his bill to attract Democratic votes but apparently failed to win over> enough minority senators to see the measure through.> > After Frist made his plans known yesterday, Sen. Kerry(D-Mass.) said> on the floor that the tactic "damages the prospects of trying todeal with> the healthcare crisis.">