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Bill Clinton: “You know, first of all, I just don't accept that. They told us that they had no interest in bringing it up. It wasn't…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1999
You know, first of all, I just don't accept that. They told us that they had no interest in bringing it up. It wasn't going to come up. We had no reason to believe we could do it. Before we can lobby the Members, we have to have some sense that we're lobbying them for something. And every time you talk to somebody, they say, ``Well, that's not even scheduled. That's not going to come up.'' And I think the interesting thing is how many made commitments before they heard any arguments one way or the other. John [John King, Cable News Network]?
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