We believe that the longer the Republicans talk about their tax cut, the less popular it seems to be. |
We don't want to pre-judge how the next administration will proceed. We've been consulting with them all along. |
We put out a budget in February that lays out where we stand. It's hard to blame us for the fact that they are well behind on their work. |
We think this bill is critical to meet a national priority and the president is prepared to sign it into law because it is narrowly tailored to deal with litigation dealing with the Y2K problem. |
We will do what we can to be helpful. We will be talking to all the various campaigns. The president wants to play a role in the final two weeks of the election -- helping Democratic candidates around the country, from the vice president to the first lady to various congressional members. |
We will not determine the timing of the vote. |
We'll have to examine the details. But it is not clear that the provisions will actually help American farmers and others who want to sell food to Cuba. |
We'll wait and see how it comes out in the Senate. |