Daschle to Obama: Reach Out to GOP
Politico reports:
As Washington begins another period of divided government, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle urged President Obama to reach out to Capitol Hill by holding more regular meetings with congressional leaders of both parties.
“I would love to see the President of the United States hold a weekly breakfast with the four leaders, two Republican and two Democratic,” Daschle said in a recent interview with Politico.
The former South Dakota Democrat, one of Obama’s earliest supporters and still an outside adviser, suggested the president and congressional leaders alternate venues.
“I think it would be refreshing to have the President come down to Capitol Hill and meet down there,” he said.
Daschle conducted the sit-down as part of Advice for the 112th Congress: A Politico video series with former members of Congress. with former members of Congress. After serving in Congress for 26 years – including eight years in the House before he was elected to the Senate – the Democrat now works for DLA Piper in their Washington office.
Even as Obama heads toward 2012 and his reelection, Daschle encouraged the president to pursue a bold fiscal agenda – using the debt commission’s recommendations as a starting point. ...
