Bob Dole: “I object to that. But I indicate that we have talked about minimum wage, we have talked about welfare reform, and we…”

“I object to that. But I indicate that we have talked about minimum wage, we have talked about welfare reform, and we have talked about repeal of the gas tax, which we hoped to have done before the Memorial Day recess in order to save millions of Americans a lot of money. We did not quite get it done. I am perfectly willing, if we can work out some agreement. My point is that the President says he likes this bill. He said, ``Send that bill down here and I will sign it.'' He is going to have a week to look at it--the Memorial Day recess. It will be printed, and it will be available. I believe the Democratic leader will find that there are even more generous provisions in the bill that passed this body by a vote of 87 to 12, and it would have been 88 to 12 except Senator Hatfield from Oregon was ill that day. So we have tried in this bill to accommodate many of the concerns the Governors raised, from both parties. We believe it is a good bill. The President said it is a good bill. At least that is what he said Wednesday in Wisconsin. I am just trying to accommodate his wishes. But I cannot agree with all of the other matters pending.”