[But the amendment threatened the overall budget deal, and was opposed by the White House.] As a free-standing matter, I think this president's sympathies are pretty clear around the thrust of the legislation, ... The problem is, the amendment doesn't stand freely. It stands encumbering the balanced budget agreement that we also fought very hard for. The president is not about to see all that hard work go down the drain.  -   Mike McCurry     Quotes
[But the amendment threatened the overall budget deal, and was opposed by the White House.] As a free-standing matter, I think this president's sympathies are pretty clear around the thrust of the legislation, ... The problem is, the amendment doesn't stand freely. It stands encumbering the balanced budget agreement that we also fought very hard for. The president is not about to see all that hard work go down the drain. Mike McCurry