    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [May 2, 1997]
    [Page 537]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Exchange With Reporters on the Budget Agreement
    May 2, 1997

        Q. Mr. President, have you got all the Democrats on board now?
        The President. A lot of them. I feel good about it.
        Q. Do you need to do a selling job to the American people? Do you
    think you need to sell this at all?
        The President. Oh, sure. We need to talk about it. We will. It's a
    good agreement, a good thing for America.
        Q. [Inaudible]
        The President. We're having them over here for a while.

    Note: The exchange began at 6:05 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White
    House, on the President's return from Baltimore, MD. A tape was not
    available for verification of the content of this exchange.