[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 7 (Monday, February 22, 1993)]
[Page 203]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With the Economic Policy 
Group

 February 13, 1993

The Budget

    Q. What's on the agenda, Mr. President?
    The President. We're working on the budget. You know what we're 
doing. [Laughter]
    Q. Still?
    Q. ----all the decisions, sir?
    The President. No, otherwise I wouldn't be asking them to meet on 
Saturday. [Laughter]
    Q. Mr. President, have you heard anything from the lawmakers that 
would cause you to change your mind on any policies that you intend to 
propose?
    The Vice President. That's kind of a broad question anyway. 
[Laughter]
    The President. I've gotten a lot of good advice from them, a lot of 
good ideas. I've basically just been asking them for their ideas, not 
only in the meetings here but in telephone calls. And I've gotten some 
good suggestions, some of which we've been able to incorporate.
    Q. How long do you think you're going to have to work?
    The President. I'm going to work a while today and a while tomorrow 
and a while----
    Q. You playing golf today?
    The President. It doesn't look like it. It's warmer today, though, 
isn't it?
    Q. A little wet.
    The President. I knew as soon as I decided not to play golf it would 
warm up.

Note: The exchange began at 9:35 a.m. in the Roosevelt Room at the White 
House.