” All he knew was what he read and saw. But if deficit reduction brought interest rates down and growth up, tax revenues would increase, and I could still meet my investment objectives over four years. Senate majority leader Trent Lott called my initiative a “typical knee-jerk reaction,” and Tom DeLay accused me of exploiting Columbine for political gain. Even though he was the Democratic leader in the House, he regularly came home on weekends to go into neighborhoods and knock on his constituents’ doors to talk with them.
In early 1991, after the Congress authorized President Bush to attack Iraq, I was asked how I would have voted. In return, the United States would organize an international consortium to build light water reactors At least people knew what the choice was. I also invited Stan Greenberg, Paul Begala, and Mandy Grunwald.
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