Bill Frist
Bill Frist
William Harrison "Bill" Frist, Sr.is an American physician, businessman, and politician. He began his career as a heart and lung transplant surgeon. Frist later served two terms as a Republican United States Senator representing Tennessee, serving as Majority Leader from 2003 until his retirement in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
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I think today a pluralistic society should have access to a broad range of fact, of science, including faith,
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They put a stranglehold on the right of every senator to offer amendments and to have their views expressed, acted upon.
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Now my hand, my hand can be grasped, and the hand of government can be grasped, by you, by your families, by your communities, and that others can together with us in government seize what may well be an unprecedented, unprecedented opportunity,
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If you have a mistake that is made, you need to be able to share it with people so you can develop systems to prevent those mistakes from happening in the future,
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To me, I see no disconnect between that and stem cell research, ... I base my beliefs on stem cell research both on science and my faith.
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We all have to sacrifice in various ways as we likely engage in military conflict, which we could not have anticipated a year ago, which is not fully budgeted and which ultimately will have to compete with what many of us want.
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