Bill Frist Pre senate Career Beginning In The Senate

Frist graduated from Princeton University in 1974 and from Harvard Medical School, with his M.D., in 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet..

While in medical school, Frist made a practice of fraudulently adopting cats from animal shelters, then experimenting on and killing them. He later confessed to this behavior in his book "Transplant," calling it "a heinous and dishonest thing to do;" after becoming Senate Majority Leader.

In his medical practice, he specialized in heart transplants and lung transplant s.

Frist was a member of Nashville's all-whiteRacial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race, characterized by their separation from each other. The separation may be geographical, but is usually supported by providing services through separate ins Belle Meade Country Club from the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends to December 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic., during his first run for office. His family have long been members.

During his first campaign in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, Frist repeatedly accused his opponent, incumbent Senator Jim SasserJames Ralph "Jim" Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is a former member of the United States Senate, a Democrat who represented Tennessee from 1977 to 1995. Originally from Memphis, Sasser was a long time Democratic activist, manager of Albert Gore, Sr., of "sending Tennessee money to WashingtonWashington, DC officially the District of Columbia (also known as DC Washington and, historically, the Federal City is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Residents of the city and its surrounding suburbs refer to, to Marion Barry ... While I've been transplanting lungs and hearts to heal Tennesseans, Jim Sasser has been transplanting Tennesseans' wallets to Washington, home of Marion Barry." During that campaign, he also attacked Sasser for his attempt to become Senate Majority Leader, claiming that his opponent would be spending more time taking care of Senate business than Tennessee business. By 2002, Frist himself was a candidate for that position.

2 Beginning in the senate

In 1998 he visited African hospitals and schools with the Christian aid group Samaritan's Purse.

He first entered the national spotlight when two Washington police officers were shot outside the United States Capitol. Frist, the closest doctor, provided immediate medical attention. He also was the Congressional spokeman during the 2001 Anthrax attacks and was able to present an informed opinion to the media.

3 2002 midterm elections and Trent Lott scandal

As the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he helped Republicans win back the Senate in the 2002 midterm elections. His committee collected $66.4 million in soft money for 2001-2002, 50% more than the previous year. Shortly afterwards, Senator Trent Lott made comments at a Strom Thurmond birthday celebration that raised questions about Lott's past with racial issues. In the aftermath, Lott resigned his position as Senate Majority Leader and Frist was chosen by Senate Republicans as his replacement.

4 As Senate Majority Leader

On January 2, 2003, while on vacation, Frist happened upon an SUV crash near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Frist stopped his car and helped the victims of the accident until emergency workers arrived. "It made all the difference; his help was invaluable, he really went above and beyond the call to help," emergency workers said.

In the 2003 legislative session, Frist enjoyed many successes. He was able to push many initiatives through to fruition, including a the third major tax cut of the Bush administration and a ban on so-called partial-birth abortions. However, his tactics used to achieve those victories alienated many Democrats. 2004, by comparison, has seen no major legislative successes, with the explanations ranging from delay tactics by Democrats to lack of unity within the Republican Party.

Frist is widely seen as a potential presidential candidate for the Republican party, much in the same tradition as Bob Dole, a previous holder of the Senate Majority Leader position. However, there has been increasing dissent within the Republican caucus over his handling of the Majority Leader position, and his near invisibility as a spokesman for the Republican caucus, which has damaged his reputation. His supporters within the caucus point to his success in moving tax legislation important to the executive branch as a sign that he is simply filling his place on the team, namely to bring important bills to a vote, and then ensure that gains made on the floor are preserved in the conference committee process.

Frist has pledged to leave the Senate after two terms, which would be in 2006.

5 Interests

In June, 1989, Frist published his first book, Transplant: A Heart Surgeon's Account of the Life-And-Death Dramas of the New Medicine. In October, 1999, Frist co-authored Tennessee Senators, 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change with J. Lee Annis. In March, 2002, Frist published his third book, When Every Moment Counts: What You Need to Know About Bioterrorism from the Senate's Only Doctor. While generally received well, the book later invoked anger among some at a perceived hypocrisy with his remarks about Richard Clarke, stating "I am troubled that someone would sell a book, trading on their service as a government insider with access to our nation's most valuable intelligence, in order to profit from the suffering that this nation endured on September 11, 2001." In response, readers "monkeywrenched" the Amazon.com user reviews of his book [1]. In December of 2003, Frist and coauthor Shirley Wilso released Good People Beget Good People: A Genealogy of the Frist Family, to lukewarm reviews.

Senator Frist has also been a pilot since the age of 16.

Frist has a $20 million fortune, most of it in stock in Hospital Corporation of America, the for-profit hospital chain founded by his brother and father.

6 Ideology and issues

Frist is a legislative specialist issues of concern to the health care industry. Health care has been his primary legislative focus. He and other conservative Republicans oppose guarantees that health care will be provided to all Americans, if necessary through programs funded by the government. Provision of health care in this manner is the norm in all of the other advanced industrial democracies. The argument used against such programs is that will impose rationing of health care services. Markets for health care services, claim conservative Republicans, are superior mechanisms.

Frist is part of the Christian Right. He opposes abortion except in the instances of rape, incest and when the life of the mother is threatened. He is opposed to federal funding of abortion. In the Senate, he led the fight against Intact dilation and extraction. He has also taken positions on AIDS and African poverty , issues closely linked in the minds of many white conservative voters. After 9/11, he developed an interest in bioterrorism.

7 Flu shot controversy

Given Frist's professed anxiety about government rationing of health care services, it is ironic that he turned his Senate office into a makeshift clinic for members of Congress to receive flu shots days prior to October 5, 2004, when the Federal government asked healthy adults to forego the vaccinations because of a nation-wide shortage. Some of the Congressmen Frist treated took the shot under advice from their doctors. However it is common for high-ranking officials to obtain such privileges both as a result of influence and as a result of the fact that they are an important component of the government and their incapacitation would hamper its operation.

8 Campaign finance

From 1997 to 2002, Frist's primary donors were health professionals ($600,000) and money-management companies ($265,000), Federal Express ($30,000), Vanderbilt University ($30,000), Powell Construction ($25,000), and HCA ($25,000).

9 Sources

Matt Gouras. "Frist Defends Flu Shots for Congress." Associated Press. October 21, 2004.

10 External links and references

Official Senate website
Leadership in Recapturing the Senate Pushed Frist Into Spotlight, The New York Times, December 21, 2002
U.S. Senator Visits Africa Hospitals, AP, February 2, 1998
Frist a Major Shareholder in Reputed For-Profit Abortion Provider, Human Events Online
Top Industries Supporting Bill Frist, Center for Responsive Politics
Top Contributors Supporting Bill Frist, Center for Responsive Politics

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