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Bill Clinton: Yes, but that's why I--they said some things about the budget earlier on that I thought were not accurate. But Breaux…

On the recordDecember 3, 1993
Yes, but that's why I--they said some things about the budget earlier on that I thought were not accurate. But Breaux didn't; he stayed with us on it and helped us pass it. So did Lieberman. So did Steny. So did most of the leaders. But I think they were wrong, and I said that. On the health care thing, if you go back and read the DLC's health care package, which was written by Jeremy Rosner who now works in the White House, I think we're much closer on health care than you think. I think that a lot of this stuff has been overblown. Every time one of them or one of us says, ``Here's what the difference is between our two health care plans,'' somebody says, ``Oh, they're dumping on each other again.'' I think that it's just an honest discussion. I predict that you will see an accommodation that will cause a health care plan to pass next year that has universal coverage and good benefits, and that's what I want. Thank you.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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