    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [February 15, 1993]
    [Page 104]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    [[Page 104]]

    Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Democratic Congressional
    Leaders
    February 15, 1993

    Economic Program Presentation

        Q. Are you going to appear before Congress, Mr. President, in
    parliamentary-style Q&A?
        The President. That hasn't been resolved yet. I'm interested in it,
    but we haven't finally resolved that.
        Q. What would determine it?
        The President. We just haven't resolved it yet. We'll probably know
    by the end of the day.
        Q. Is Wednesday night's speech shaping up as the most important of
    your life?
        The President. Well, I don't--[inaudible]. In the sense that every
    one--the ones that are ahead are more important than the ones that are
    behind.
        I think tonight is important. I think Wednesday night is important.
    But you know, we're trying to change a direction of 12 years and take a
    new course. I'm going to offer a program that will create half a million
    or more jobs in the short run, that is highly progressive, that is very
    well-balanced, that is faithful to the great middle class of this
    country and good for the things that we care about, jobs and education
    and health care. But I think it's going to be very important that I sell
    it to the Congress and to the American people and that we have a
    partnership here. So yes, it'll be big.

    Note: The exchange began at 11:22 a.m. in the Roosevelt Room at the
    White House.