Bob Dole: “let me take a minute or two of leader time to say I have just returned from Burlington, VT, where I was privileged to…”

“let me take a minute or two of leader time to say I have just returned from Burlington, VT, where I was privileged to attend the National Governors' Association meeting and talk about welfare reform. I outlined what I felt could be an agreed-upon package on the Republican side, pointing out there were still some differences among some Republicans. We explained our program in detail to the Republican Governors. There are now 30 Republican Governors out of 50. The 30 Republican Governors represent about 70 percent of the American people in the United States; or 70 percent live in those 30 States. I wanted to report that of the 30 Republican Governors, 26 were present. Governor Wilson of California was not present, Governor James of Alabama was not present, Governor Racicot of Montana and the Governor of South Dakota were not present, and one Governor had to depart the meeting early, Governor Weld of Massachusetts.”