Bob Dole: “I think everybody who went home during the recess got a pretty good idea what the American people are thinking about. I…”

“I think everybody who went home during the recess got a pretty good idea what the American people are thinking about. I think the first thing they are thinking about is crime. The American people want decisive action on crime in America. There is also concern about welfare reform and, obviously, concern about health care reform. I think one thing that I, at least, picked up when I went home is that people reflect time and again that we have the best health care system in the world; let us not try to mess it up; it is the envy of the world. I think we need to be careful as we look at health care reform. And I would hope the President tonight would embrace the Senate-passed crime bill and say this is a good bill.”