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As the "M.D." beside his Senate nameplate indicates, Frist has continued to practice medicine even from Capitol Hill. He has traveled to Africa during congressional recesses and performed heart surgery on children. In 1998, when shots rang out in the Capitol, Frist raced to the scene. He was unable to resuscitate two Capitol policemen killed in the shooting spree but Frist was credited with saving the life of the shooter, Russell Weston, Jr. He came to the aid of Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., when the then 99-year-old lawmaker collapsed on the Senate floor. He provided reassurance and advice during the anthrax scare on Capitol Hill.
Frist also blew no-nothing Senators like Carnahan and Murry out of the water when they tried to debate prescription drugs. On C-SPAN 2--Carnahan tried to give some sob story to the camera about "my friend, who cannot get her blood thinning medication re-fills." Dr. Frist challenged her on the floor with facts about the medication and how they are prescribed and Carnahan ran running to hills.