Thomas Daschle: “I appreciate very much the majority leader's reply. The bills he has mentioned and the appropriations bills left to be…”

“I appreciate very much the majority leader's reply. The bills he has mentioned and the appropriations bills left to be done are all bills that ought to accommodate a great deal of bipartisan effort. There is nothing on the list that he has proposed, if I can recall the list, that would generate divisive debate. There are going to be amendments. I was just talking to my Governor, and he again expressed concern about the current form of the Internet tax bill as it relates to States and lost revenue they could experience because the bill has been changed. But on that bill and Healthy Forests, the fair credit reporting bill, and a number of other bills, I think there is ample bipartisan interest that could accommodate a very aggressive schedule, and I look forward to working with the majority leader to see how much we can accomplish next week.”