Thomas M. Barrett said "I think that this issue is an excellent example of a time when an issue that should not be a partisan issue has become one, and it has become a partisan issue unfortunately, and I think unnecessarily. Several weeks ago President Clinton in his Saturday weekend radio address announced that he supported the waiver request that would be coming from the State of Wisconsin. In essence, he offered an olive branch to the Republicans. He said, I agree with you. What is happening tomorrow is that the Republicans are taking this olive branch, they are breaking it in half, and they are sticking it in the President's eye. They are trying to embarrass him, they are trying not to work together at a time where I think Republicans and Democrats can work together. Again, I think that that is very unfortunate." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 5, 1996

I think that this issue is an excellent example of a time when an issue that should not be a partisan issue has become one, and it has become a partisan issue unfortunately, and I think unnecessarily. Several weeks ago President Clinton in his Saturday weekend radio address announced that he supported the waiver request that would be coming from the State of Wisconsin. In essence, he offered an olive branch to the Republicans. He said, I agree with you. What is happening tomorrow is that the Republicans are taking this olive branch, they are breaking it in half, and they are sticking it in the President's eye. They are trying to embarrass him, they are trying not to work together at a time where I think Republicans and Democrats can work together. Again, I think that that is very unfortunate.

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Thomas M. Barrett

Wisconsin

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the W-2 Wisconsin Works Program and bipartisan cooperation.

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