Bill Clinton: “We need to pass a decent budget that balances the budget but doesn't do it on the backs of elderly people who don't have…”

“We need to pass a decent budget that balances the budget but doesn't do it on the backs of elderly people who don't have enough to live on by exploding their Medicare costs; it doesn't walk away from our commitment to education, the education of our young people from Head Start to more affordable college loans through national service; that doesn't undermine our common commitment to the environment. We can find common ground on this budget that brings the American people together and moves us forward. The second thing I would say is, we need to pass welfare reform. We need to pass welfare reform--work, time limits, responsible parenting. The third thing I would say is, let's get to work on the unfinished agenda here, pass the antiterrorism bill, the line-item veto, appoint the political reform commission. Let's get after it. Let's do the things that we all are for, we keep saying we're for. Let's deliver for the American people. Let me say in closing that my family and I are leaving on Tuesday for Wyoming, and I want you to enjoy your vacation. Thank you, and God bless you. Thank you.”