american history tv, senator mitchell's press conference followed by reaction from republican leader robert dole. it is about one hour. the beginning of this congress, i said

american history tv, senator mitchell's press conference followed by reaction from republican leader robert dole. it is about one hour. the beginning of this congress, i said that passing health care reform would be a hype priority. i repeated that at the beginning of this year and said i would give it my close attention. two years ago, americans faced a judgment at the polls. the nations problems had been subordinated for too long to problems abroad. the pressure on middle income families, violent crime, college health crimeflated cost all made americans ask is here in washington to focus on american needs. resident clinton with a budget that cuts the deficit and has contributed to the cuts of more than 4 million jobs in the last two years and legislation to increase college loans, speed up the introduction of new technology and the economic prosperity they promise. we made a strong effort to reform the existing system so that every american can afford private health care insurance as good as that which covers senators and members of the house of representatives. the resident made this effort a

american history tv," senator mitchell's press conference followed by reaction from republican leader robert dole. it is about an hour. george mitchell: at the beginning of this congress, i said the passage of comprehensive health care reform would be a high priority. i repeated that goal at the beginning of this year and said i would give it my close attention and all my energy. two years ago, americans made the judgment at the polls that the nation's problems had been subordinated for too long to problems abroad. the pressures on working middle income families from corporate downsizing, defense industry conversion, violent crime, college costs, and inflated health insurance costs all made americans ask us here in washington to focus on america -- american needs. president clinton and the democratic congress responded with a budget that cuts the deficit and has contributed to the creation of more than 4 million new jobs in the last two years. and with legislation to reduce crime, improve college loans, broaden trade, speed up the introduction of new technologies, and the economic prosperity they

want to share with you, senator simpson, a tweet from your fellow retired senator, 93-year-old robert dolei don't know if you're into quitter. let me read to the senator. he says it's official. ray chavez has agreed to be my 2024 running mate, the u.s. hero is the oldest surviving vet of pearl harbor and 105 years young. i can get behind that republican ticket, dole/chavez in 2024. how about you? >> let me tell you, i was bob dole's assistant for ten years. i said you don't have to worry about any footprints coming up behind you, you're the captain, i'm the lieutenant. i had been in the service too, in the infantry. it was the most glorious time of my life, serving ten years as his assistant. maybe i could be a supreme court appointment under that new administration. of course, we do have our age challenges. that's wonderful. >> thank you, senator simpson. it's a privilege to have you back on the program. >> it's nice to hear you. you bet. >> thank you, sir. >>> by the way, did anybody else notice that the tweet from dole said 2024? it didn't say 2020. ever the republican, i guess it's --