Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist defended the extraordinary measures. “Now is the time for us to act. Terri deserves it,” Frist said. “I remain committed as leader to pass legislation to give Terri Schiavo one last chance at life. ” Republicans and Democrats debated the issue for hours late into the night. House Democrats questioned Congress’s right to intervene in a family matter and the constitutionality of the bill. ” The United States Congress is on the verge of telling states and courts that their decisions and rules do not matter,” said Congressman Jim Davis (D-FL). “The United States Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme Court have agreed that the rulings in the Terri Schiavo case were fair. Today’s Congress should be following the law, not trampling on the Constitution.”