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| FLORIDA RECOUNT | |
 December 5, 2000  |
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Kwame Holman reports on the aftermath of yesterday's court decisions.
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JIM LEHRER: Lieberman and Cheney go to Congress, Kwame Holman reports. KWAME HOLMAN: With time running out on Vice President Gore's chances of getting a manual vote recount in Florida, running mate Joe Lieberman traveled up to Capitol Hill this morning to meet with congressional Democrats and lay out the campaign's next step. His first stop was on the House side. SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN: Yesterday, of course, Judge Sauls' decision was a disappointment. But with all respect, we believe and our lawyers certainly believe that that decision was wrong on the law, and we therefore go to the final arbiter, the Florida Supreme Court, the system of justice, the rule of law, for a judgment in this case which we think will be the final judgment and we hope and sincerely believe will be a favorable judgment for us. KWAME HOLMAN: House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt assured Lieberman that Democrats are still behind the ticket. REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT: Al Gore and Joe Lieberman enjoy strong support with our caucus for what they're doing to try to get every vote counted in Florida. They have strong support for their effort to go to the Supreme Court of Florida and to get a full review of the decision that was rendered yesterday in the circuit court. KWAME HOLMAN: As Lieberman talked with Democrats in the Cannon House office building, his Republican counterpart was just across the street in the Longworth Building. Dick Cheney who is heading up George W. Bush's transition team had his morning meeting with Republican House members. DICK CHENEY: The main subject of conversation that I wanted to hold again at the request of the Governor today is to talk to Republican members about the transition, about the process that's underway, about our ongoing efforts to get on with the business of putting together a cabinet, sub cabinet and building an administration so that we'll be ready to exercise our responsibilities beginning on January 21. Hopefully we will be able to get on in fairly short order with the business of preparing for governing and the transition is up and running and operational now and we look forward to working with members of Congress of both parties. KWAME HOLMAN: Cheney was invited to repeat the suggestion he made over the weekend, that Vice President Gore should concede. REPORTER:... message today for Vice President Gore, sir … DICK CHENEY: I didn't come today with a message for Vice President Gore. REPORTER: Is it a fait accompli, the victory by Mr. Bush? DICK CHENEY: I've addressed that issue. I really don't want to go beyond what I've already said. KWAME HOLMAN: For his part House speaker Dennis Hastert said the legal process should be allowed to run its course. REP. DENNIS HASTERT: You know, one thing that we are is a country of laws. Certainly out of respect for the courts and the laws and as a place for people to go for remedy, I expect that the courts will speak again with finality, and I think it will be over at that point. But I don't think we want to call anything until the courts have their final say. KWAME HOLMAN: Following their breakfast meetings on the House side of the Capitol, both Cheney and Lieberman crossed the Capitol Plaza and talked over lunch with their respective party colleagues in the Senate. |
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