While Hatch blames the loss on last-minute opposition whipped up by President Bill Clinton, the White House differs. What really cost Senator Hatch, ... was the leader and his party indicating that this was a deal-breaker and he would pull the budget resolution down if the Kennedy-Hatch amendment passed.
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A lot of people are going to speculate going into this weekend about events on Monday, ... And you don't know what the questions are. We don't know what the questions are. You don't know what the answers are. We don't know what the answers are the president will give, what the president decides to say or decides not to say.
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