Bill Clinton: “I don't know. I received your congressional delegation, and I listened to what they had to say. And we have continued to…”

“I don't know. I received your congressional delegation, and I listened to what they had to say. And we have continued to work not only in Alaska but all across America on the whole issue of reconciling development and the environment, and we continue to look for ways to do it. But you know, right now the more imminent issue as Congress comes back is whether we can pass a budget for the Interior Department that deals with the question of the Tongass, and that is the one I think that concerns Alaska that will be up on the plate in the next couple of weeks. And we've worked very hard out here to try to deal with the legitimate interests of the small loggers in trying to do some work there while preserving the old-growth trees that are virtually irreplaceable. So I'm hoping that that can be worked out. We've worked very, very hard on it, and we'll just take these issues as they come and see what happens. President's Visit to South Korea”