Frank Lautenberg: “on Tuesday--for the record, today is Thursday--President Bush gave a speech in which he complained that Democrats are…”

“on Tuesday--for the record, today is Thursday--President Bush gave a speech in which he complained that Democrats are obstructionists because we are not accepting his entire agenda. The President also said that we say no to everything. I listened to him and I watched him on TV. But look at all the things he says no to. President Bush said no to Tony Blair when the Prime Minister was here to ask for more help for Africa, to help with AIDS, hunger, and loan reduction. He said no. President Bush says no to kids with juvenile diabetes, autism, or other childhood diseases, when they ask to be permitted to do stem cell research to see if we can prevent those diseases from plaguing these youngsters for life. President Bush said no to parents and teachers who want education fully funded. President Bush said no to a real Patients' Bill of Rights. President Bush said no to making polluters pay for Superfund environmental cleanups, a program that has been very successful. I was author of the second iteration of Superfund in 1986. It was a program that needed some time to get going. But now we can look at lots of sites that have been cleaned up and are put to useful purposes that don't threaten children or families who live in the area. President Bush said no to making the polluters pay. He said yes to making the taxpayers pay for the cleanup problems the polluters created.…”