Whether that comes from work between Norwood and the White House, or whether it comes from our work here in the House in getting the votes for this bill that we think is the right answer, or wherever it comes from, we will do the right thing.

Mister President, let's get together with our respective parties and ... get this bill moving, ... It's about enforcement.

What this 'sunset the code' bill does is ... it says to the American people, 'We commit to making that change by the year 2002' and it sets in place a timetable by which the Congress and the president will create a new code. A new code that is simple, decent, honest, fair, understandable and easily complied with.

You sit down as you're moving the bill through the process and you review the situation in light of the new numbers, ... And it would be our job to persuade the president.