. >> senator occasikagen. >> no, by proxy. >> senator murphy. >> no. >> senator whitehouse? >> no. >> senator enzi. >> aye. >> senator staalexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator bird. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mikulski? >> aye by proxy. >> senator kennedy? >> no, by proxy. >> i thank the clerk. further amendments, senator robert, you had an amendment you wanted to raise or senator enzi. >> i have one i would like to discuss based on what we discussed over the weekend. that would be enzi amendment number 2. >> clerk will distribute that amendment list. >> this is something i've been working on with ç9> there is reasonable ability for people to get paid quickly but there needs to be protection for the doctors to make sure they stay in the field. we have come up with an award of grants for states for the of the plot -- for the development of alternatives to the current litigation. this is an experimental area where they can do some different things. it would promote a reduction in health care errors by allowing patients safety data related t

. >> senator occasikagen. >> no, by proxy. >> senator murphy. >> no. >> senator whitehouse? >> no. >> senator enzi. >> aye. >> senator staalexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator bird. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mikulski? >> aye by proxy. >> senator kennedy? >> no, by proxy. >> i thank the clerk. further amendments, senator robert, you had an amendment you wanted to raise or senator enzi. >> i have one i would like to discuss based on what we discussed over the weekend. that would be enzi amendment number 2. >> clerk will distribute that amendment list. >> this is something i've been working on with senator bachus for a long time and he and i have agreed on a bill and it gets into the same area of liability. we need to make sure that there's some reasonable about the for people that have been injured to get paid and to get paid quickly, but there also needs to be some protection for the doctors to make sure they stay in the field. so we've come up with an award of grants to the states development implementation and evaluation of alternative