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    At Dole's Request, White House Tells DNC to Pull Health Care Reform Ad
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    And come crunch time they will think long and hard -- depending on what's in it -- before they vote no." "I'll take some of the blame for the Clinton failure" Dole said, referring to former President Bill Clinton's failure to pass comprehensive health care reform legislation in 1994. Full Article at Political Punch
    I'll take some of the blame for the Clinton failure
    Bob Dole – Bob Dole SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
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At Dole's Request, White House Tells DNC to Pull Health Care Reform Ad
  1. My view for my Republican friends is to try to stay in the game
    Bob Dole – Bob Dole SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  2. I agreed on mandates which I don't really like. Daschle, for example, yielded on the public option, something that he strongly believes in. We understood and I think members of Congress ought to understand, there aren't any easy votes on this issue. Trying to avoid any political risk at all is going to ...
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  3. I want this to pass. ... We've got to do something
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  4. I was up there a long time and I learned it's never over 'til it's over ... I'm an optimist. I guess that's my problem.
    Bob Dole – Bob Dole SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  5. Some of the recommendations we made are in the Baucus bill
    Bob Dole – Bob Dole SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  6. This will be the most important vote any sitting members of the House and Senate will have.
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  7. We're getting down to the semi-finals ... I'm not convinced Republicans are against it. They may be opposed to the Baucus bill, but they're not opposed to health care reform.
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  8. It's a different time ... and the whole issue has become much more important. It's going to be drag on the economy if we don't figure out some long term way to fix it.
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago
  9. We have great respect for Sen. Dole and his commitment to reform ... As soon as Sen. Dole's concerns were communicated to us we immediately agreed to pull the ad.
    SOURCE: Political Punch 1 month ago

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