On the recordJuly 20, 1998
Reclaiming my time, then, what the gentleman is saying is that the approach that has been the time-honored bipartisan approach which has given both Republican and Democratic, Presidents the opportunity and flexibility to include various kinds of activities in their schedule when they travel around the country, would no longer be allowed. I am sure that the Secret Service and others who worry about the security of the President would have serious concerns. What this amendment really would purport to do, I believe, is to eliminate the President's ability to be involved in, at any affordable sense, any kind of political activity around the country. I would assert that maybe in the current environment where the White House is held by a Democrat this would be a very attractive amendment to people on the Republican side of this aisle. But I think people ought to be thinking of the long-term implications of what we are doing here.
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