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12 unusual facts about Bill Frist


Amy Holmes

After working for several years for Independent Women's Forum, from 2003 to 2006 Holmes wrote Senate floor statements for Bill Frist, a two-term United States Senator from Tennessee and the Republican Majority Leader.

April 2006 in the United States

The leaders of the two parties in the United States Senate, Republican Bill Frist of Tennessee and Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada held a joint press conference to announce a bipartisan compromise on a new immigration bill.

Brett Tolman

While Gonzales and the White House favored Sampson, Tolman received support from Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist

Convention on Cybercrime

"While balancing civil liberty and privacy concerns, this treaty encourages the sharing of critical electronic evidence among foreign countries so that law enforcement can more effectively investigate and combat these crimes", said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Ellsworth Air Force Base

In campaigning in South Dakota for Thune, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on 24 May 2004 said of Daschle: "Who is the president going to listen to more? The majority leader of the Senate, who he works with on almost a daily basis, or a senator from another party who every day is saying things on the floor that demonstrate a lack of support?" also adding: “This time around, the President is appointing who's on that BRAC commission, all of them.

Frist

Bill Frist (born 1952), American physician, businessman, and politician

Infotainment

The follow-up story was about a ricin chemical attack on then-U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

J. Greg Hanson

He previously served as the first Assistant Sergeant at Arms and Chief Information Officer of the United States Senate from June 2003 to January 2008 under Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist and Harry Reid.

Mitch Bainwol

After his studies, Bainwol became a member of staff for various Republican political figures from 1977 until 2003 (Robin Beard, Connie Mack, Bill Frist and the RNC) before founding the Bainwol Group, a Washington, D.C. based lobby group.

Nathan Greene

While Bill Frist was the Senate Majority Leader, a lithograph of a Greene painting hung in his office.

Rosalind Kurita

In 2005, Kurita announced her intentions to run for the Democratic Party nomination for the United States Senate to succeed retiring senator Bill Frist.

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006

Bill Frist R-TN, former majority leader of the Senate, and Jon Kyl R-AZ are both credited with expediting the UIGEA's passage through the Senate.


Brian Kelsey

He has worked in the Office of the Counsel to the President, under George W. Bush, in the U. S. Senatorial Office of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, in the U. S. Senate Committee Office of Fred Thompson, and in the U. S. Congressional Office of Ed Bryant.

Government of Memphis, Tennessee

Harold, Jr. gave up the seat to make an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Bill Frist.

Stem cell laws and policy in the United States

Bill Frist (R-TN) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), a vocal abortion opponent, called for limited federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research....

Supply-side economics

In 2006 Sebastian Mallaby of The Washington Post quoted George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Frist, Chuck Grassley, and Rick Santorum misstating the effect of the Bush Administration's tax cuts.