I simply want to say, this reminds me of an event that occurred a number of years ago when we were asked by the Reagan administration to vote for the IMF increase on this side of the aisle; and when we did, the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee then demagogued us and put out press releases attacking us for doing what the leader of their party asked us to do. I think the press release last night was just as unfair.
Discussing past political attacks related to voting on IMF increases.
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