by Catherine Zandonella
NEWS ANALYSIS	Science in the Senate Email: Catherine Zandonella - catzan@nasw.org News from The Scientist 2003, 4(1):20030113-04     doi:10.1186/20030113-04 Published   13 January 2003

He has piloted planes into African war zones, sweated through seven marathon races, and performed more than 250 heart-and-lung transplant surgeries. But moving science-related legislation through Congress may be the greatest challenge the new Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist has ever faced. The Republican senator from Tennessee officially took the mantle of Majority Leader last week, replacing Senator Trent Lott, who was ousted from the position in late 2002.

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