    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [March 10, 1993]
    [Page 268]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With California State
    Legislators
    March 10, 1993

    Health Care Task Force

        Q. Mr. President, can your health care task force proceed in public?
        The President. Well, I understand we got a good ruling from the
    judge today.
        Q. The judge ruled that the meetings have to be open.
        The President. He's ruled that they had to have some open meetings,
    but the briefing I got was that he ruled that some of the assertions
    that were made were absolutely unconstitutional. The briefing that I got
    was that we got a very good ruling from the judge today.

    Military Base Closings

        Q. Are the bases going to close in California, sir?
        The President. I don't know. We don't know what's going to happen. I
    don't know what--you all have published lists. I've not seen the lists.
    You know how it works: The base closing commission has to make a
    recommendation. Then they give it to me, and I have to evaluate whether
    I think it's right or not. And then, after that, after those two things
    are reconciled, the Congress gets to vote up or down on it. So I don't
    know what's going to happen.

    Note: The exchange began at 2:45 p.m. in the State Dining Room at the
    White House.