Reply #17: *****Frist saying bill put off a few weeks ****** I'll call in am to check

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I get Enzi bill updates from google and it catches a lot of news. Frist told these guys the bill would be put off a few weeks. I will call and check on this, but in any case you can check rollcall.com for the senate schedule.(He can't get the votes? we'll see)

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate, seeking to break a prolonged stalemate on medical malpractice, next month plans to debate a revised bill that raises the caps on awards and drops legal protections for drugs and medical devices, lawmakers said on Thursday.

********Senate Republicans had hoped to consider malpractice and insurance for small businesses during the first week of May, but Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said it would be put off a few weeks. The Senate is currently tied up on a war spending bill.U.S. malpractice bill to change drugs, penalties****
Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:39 PM ET

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