Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Live interview held with Senators John Edwards and Mitch McConnell about the "blame game" for the economic slowdown. [EDWARDS - talks about dealing with the lagging economy; says lowering interest rates is more important than a big tax cut; suggests another tax cut could come later on if the surplus holds up; calls unregulated "soft money" a disease.] New York Times editorial suggesting President Bush quit "talking down the economy" quoted. [McCONNELL - says the slowdown began in former President Clinton's administration; talks about how the surplus should be handled; comments on Bush's campaign finance principles.] Statistics on "hard money" and "soft money" raised by each party in the 2000 election cited.