Bill Clinton: “We want it to be a big public space. You know, in a time of less security consciousness back in the thirties, the back…”

“We want it to be a big public space. You know, in a time of less security consciousness back in the thirties, the back lawn of the White House, the large back lawn, used to be open every Sunday in the spring and summer for ordinary citizens to go and picnic and sort of be there in the atmosphere of it. Now we can do that in the front because of what's happened. I wish it hadn't been necessary, but we're going to make something good come of this. The Vice President. There's a difference between access for people and access for cars and trucks. And actually, this space is more accessible to people now. Antiterrorism Legislation Mr. King. Where's your terrorism bill? Flying in the Senate, stopped in the House? The Vice President. Well, the President's been working extremely hard on that, and I have to tell you--he won't say this the same way I do--I would personally like to say I'm very frustrated with what the House of Representatives is doing. The President's made it clear why this is necessary for our country, and it's not right for the House of Representatives to sit on this because some of the Members of Congress are scared that some of these antigovernment sentiments are so strong that they'll be expressed against them if they increase the ability of the Government to fight against lawbreakers.”