Bob Dole: “It would also provide that there would be no double-dipping. You could not get unemployment compensation then be paid…”

“It would also provide that there would be no double-dipping. You could not get unemployment compensation then be paid back pay. You would subtract any unemployment compensation pay for the pay that you should have been entitled to, which I think is fair. Let me just say I read a wire story there is a split between the House and the Senate on what ought to happen. I do not get that feeling at all in talking with the Speaker. In fact, we just had a 30-minute meeting. The Senator from Virginia was there, I was there, the Senator from New Mexico was there, the Speaker, the majority leader of the House, Mr. Armey was there, and we had a good discussion. I think there is some difference on just how we should proceed, but in my view what we really want, of course, is to get people back to work. I felt that way for some time. I have a hard time rationalizing paying people for not working when I know they want to work. If they did not want to work, I say they should not be paid. These people want to work. They are caught. They are in the middle. They are pawns. I do not believe at this point--I think if there was a point to make, that point has been made.”