Patients' Bill of Rights Debate - House 8/2/2001
House Floor
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By a 226-203 vote, the House voted to approve the compromise patients' rights legislation agreed to by President Bush and Rep. Charles Norwood (R-GA), setting up a stiff battle with the Democratic-controlled Senate.
White House & Capitol Hill Press Conferences on the Patients' Rights Debate
August 2, 2001 -- Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) hosts a press conference on the Patients' Bill of Rights. VIEW Press Conference
August 2, 2001 -- Rep. Charles Norwood's (R-GA) press conference on the Patients' Bill of Rights. VIEW Press Conference
August 1, 2001 -- President Bush announces an agreement on the Patients' Bill of Rights. Listen-Audio Only.
August 1, 2001 -- Ari Fleischer on the patients' rights agreement. VIEW Excerpt.
July 31, 2001 -- Ari Fleischer on patients' rights and discussions with Capitol Hill at White House briefing.
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July 19, 2001 -- Representatives Charles Norwood (R-GA), John Dingell (D-MI), Greg Ganske (R-PA), and Marion Berry (D-AR) host press conference on the Senate Patients’ Rights Bill.
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July 19, 2001 -- Representatives Billy Tauzin (R-LA) and Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) host roundtable discussion on the Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 2001 (H.R.2315).
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July 19, 2001 -- Representatives Ernie Fletcher (R-KY), John Cooksey (R-LA), and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) host press conference on Patients’ Rights.
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