Bob Dole: “I will say that the Democratic leader, Senator Daschle, gave me a list of six or seven items yesterday, and we have been…”

“I will say that the Democratic leader, Senator Daschle, gave me a list of six or seven items yesterday, and we have been able to accommodate part of each of those, with the exception of one where there was a time limit. Even there, we increased the percentage on exemption, hardship exemption, from 15 to 20 percent, which would cover that concern. If the Democratic leader wishes to speak, I am happy to go over this with the Senator from Connecticut. We believe it is a responsible, reasonable effort. I might point out that we only save $5 billion in AFDC over 5 years and only $9 billion over 7 years. Total savings in the Senate bill, which are going to be reduced because of some of the things we have agreed to do, over 5 years, is $44 billion; the House bill is $75 billion. Over 7 years, ours is $71 billion; the House is $122 billion. So there is a vast difference between this and the House bill, as far as savings are concerned. We would like to complete action on this bill and go to conference.”