Jennifer Dunn: “last week the White House rapid response team got another one wrong. Clinton adviser George Stephanopolous actually said…”

“last week the White House rapid response team got another one wrong. Clinton adviser George Stephanopolous actually said that the administration opposed the Republican bill in Congress because it cuts too deeply into child care. ``We've been willing to have flexibility,'' he said, ``but we cannot agree to cuts in child care.'' Mr. Speaker, are Republicans cutting child care? Well, to borrow a phrase from John McLaughlin: wrong. Let us talk reality. The current Republican welfare plan based on the bipartisan Governors' proposal calls for $4.5 billion more in mandatory and discretionary child care spending than the Clinton plan. Here is the bottom line, Mr. Speaker: Republicans provide more funding for child care in our welfare plan than does the President in his, and making up excuses to oppose welfare reform does not help a single child escape the welfare trap and does not provide a single mother the help she needs to find a job. President Clinton is in dire need of sensitivity training for hiring a pollster who also is employed by an accused rapist. Mr. Speaker, while we are signing up Clinton administration officials in classes, someone should enroll George in remedial math.”