Speech #1030117712

I think it would be tragic if the administration now felt that it had to move to the left. that it had to become partisan. and that it could not continue that tradition. And so I wanted to take just a few minutes this evening to encourage my friends on the Democr.9tic side of the aisle to encourage the Clinton administration to cortinue this experiment in bipartisan effort. And I wanted to pledge on behalf of House Republicans that we would like to work together to see if we could not cut spending. increase the penalties against violent crime. stop illegal aliens from coming into the United States. pass a good health bill that would work. and that would help Americans and create jobs and economic growth. so America can compete in the world market. We are pledged that we will work in that kind of a bipartisan way if we can get cooperation from the Democratic leadership and if the Clinton administration is willing to continue this experience in bipartisan effort.