Let me add, thanks, too, to Senator Kerrey and others involved on the Democratic side of the aisle. It was truly a bipartisan effort. I think they should be congratulated. I hope when it comes out of conference it will have 100-percent support.
Acknowledging bipartisan efforts in a legislative process.
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My recommendation to the Congress and to the president would be, quit campaigning, quit having press conferences. Sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.
I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.
Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.
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.