On the recordMarch 12, 1997
If I could have my wish for how the President and the White House and members of his party would respond to or accept this action we are taking today, I would hope that they could accept it as an invitation and as an encouragement. The President went out and campaigned, as well he should, for reelection, and he campaigned on a commitment to achieve a balanced budget that achieved many things, including tax relief for the American people and including saving Medicare from pending insolvency. And the President was reelected. Having won a reelection to the Office of the President of the United States, it is absolutely clear to all of us he won the right and I daresay the obligation to provide Presidential leadership to this first, most important concern of the American people.
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