Partisanship Still Possible On Spending Cuts, Dole Says

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 9, 1993| Author: Lynne Duke | Copyright information

Senate Minority Leader Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.) yesterday warned that President Clinton cannot count on Republican cooperation on the spending cuts that Clinton promised last week as a concession to get wavering Democrats to vote for his budget package.

The Dole warning, made on NBC's "Meet the Press," indicates that although Republicans are expected to be helpful to the Democratic president in his fight to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement, knives already are being sharpene...