Pete Domenici: “I want to talk about three or four things. I am going to try my very, very best to be factual. I am concerned that here…”

“I want to talk about three or four things. I am going to try my very, very best to be factual. I am concerned that here, in these waning days, considering the situation that exists on Pennsylvania Avenue, that the President finds himself in a very supercharged political environment. I don't think I had to say that. I think everybody knows that. But I want to suggest that yesterday afternoon, or whatever time of day it was that the President had a quickly called press conference to talk about the Congress of the United States and what we have and haven't done, and particularly to say that we aren't taking care of his education programs, and unless we do, he is going to keep us here. Normally, when I say 'Mr. President,' I am addressing the Chair, because that is what we are supposed to do. If we care to address anyone here, we do it through 'Mr. President.' Permit me to address the Mr. President on Pennsylvania Avenue, President Bill Clinton. President Clinton, you have been known to have a fantastic memory. As a matter of fact, I think you acknowledged that at one point recently, although, as with many of us who grow older, you did indicate that with the passage of time and the pressure of many things to do, that that great memory fails every now and then. Now, Mr. President--Bill Clinton--I am suggesting that maybe your memory failed you when you gave that speech yesterday.”