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Aired December 23, 2002 - 13:06 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Now, the Republicans hope it's party time again. After winning back the Senate last month, things were just getting fun, but then came the Trent Lott headache. Today, the party is calling on Dr. Frist. He's Bill Frist of Tennessee, and the former heart surgeon is set to become the new Senate majority leader.
CNN's Jason Carroll is standing at First's office in Nashville. What's the word, Jason?
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Senator Frist is expected to come right into this very room shortly after that vote takes place and give some sort of a formal statement. When I spoke to him yesterday, he said that he didn't want to talk specifics about his entire ordeal. When I asked him what he thought about being majority leader, he said, this is something I didn't go out and seek. When I asked about what the whole ordeal has been like for him, he said, the whole thing has been really interesting.
A few biographical facts about the senator, he is a native of Nashville. He is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, as you say. Well-respected, very popular here in his home state. Many seem to like him for his bedside manner.
Again, he told me that he's been keeping a low-profile the past few weeks, not wanting to disrupt the process. Hopefully when he enters this room, we'll be able to get more insight about what he thinks about being the now Senate majority leader -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Jason, did you get a chance to talk race relations? Where does he stand? What's he thinking? What's on his plate?
CARROLL: No, not at all. Again, he didn't want to get into specifics when I spoke to him yesterday. He made it very clear that at least it seemed to me that he didn't want to say anything that might disrupt the voting process which is going to be taking place today.
PHILLIPS: All right, we'll be waiting for that. Jason Carroll in Tennessee, thank you.
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Aired December 23, 2002 - 13:06 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Now, the Republicans hope it's party time again. After winning back the Senate last month, things were just getting fun, but then came the Trent Lott headache. Today, the party is calling on Dr. Frist. He's Bill Frist of Tennessee, and the former heart surgeon is set to become the new Senate majority leader.
CNN's Jason Carroll is standing at First's office in Nashville. What's the word, Jason?
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Senator Frist is expected to come right into this very room shortly after that vote takes place and give some sort of a formal statement. When I spoke to him yesterday, he said that he didn't want to talk specifics about his entire ordeal. When I asked him what he thought about being majority leader, he said, this is something I didn't go out and seek. When I asked about what the whole ordeal has been like for him, he said, the whole thing has been really interesting.
A few biographical facts about the senator, he is a native of Nashville. He is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, as you say. Well-respected, very popular here in his home state. Many seem to like him for his bedside manner.
Again, he told me that he's been keeping a low-profile the past few weeks, not wanting to disrupt the process. Hopefully when he enters this room, we'll be able to get more insight about what he thinks about being the now Senate majority leader -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Jason, did you get a chance to talk race relations? Where does he stand? What's he thinking? What's on his plate?
CARROLL: No, not at all. Again, he didn't want to get into specifics when I spoke to him yesterday. He made it very clear that at least it seemed to me that he didn't want to say anything that might disrupt the voting process which is going to be taking place today.
PHILLIPS: All right, we'll be waiting for that. Jason Carroll in Tennessee, thank you.
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