I knew he would take the opportunity, the first opportunity that came along, to do that. That is fine. But I think he has to understand this is a very carefully crafted budget agreement which we really spent 4 rac{1}{2} months putting together. We cannot allow this amendment in this form to be added to the budget resolution. So we will find a way, hopefully, to accomplish that.
Discussing the importance of a budget agreement during a Senate floor debate.
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First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.
When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We`re proud of him. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn`t have had all these problems over all these years either.
Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.