Thomas Daschle: “This amendment is not offset. Yes, we are told we cannot afford $292 million. We need $2.9 billion. We are told we…”

“This amendment is not offset. Yes, we are told we cannot afford $292 million. We need $2.9 billion. We are told we cannot afford that. I hope someone will come to the floor next week or the week after on the other side and say we cannot afford $87 billion for Iraq, then, either. If we cannot afford $292 million for our Native-American population, who are experiencing life or limb tests, then I sure hope we will not hear the argument on the other side that somehow we can afford providing health care dollars to the Iraqi children. I bet that is exactly what we are going to hear--$87 billion worth of requests. It is a double standard.”