THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

                       REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
            IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

                           The Oval Office

9:45 A.M. EST

Q When are you going to Texas to campaign for Mr. Krueger?

THE PRESIDENT: I don't know. I want to go. I haven't been invited yet. I imagine I'll get --

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I'm going next week, aren't I?

THE PRESIDENT: You're going --

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I'll be there next week, Carl. You didn't ask, but that's the answer.

SENATOR KRUEGER: Don't insult the Vice President, Carl.

Q Will you?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Next week.

Q situation on the Bosnian airlift? Is it on or off --

THE PRESIDENT: No, it's --

Q Aspin off the reservation?

THE PRESIDENT: No, we're continuing the airlift plan. This phase of it's going forward just as planned. And it's under continuous review, but we're going forward with the phase just as --

Q There's no pause at all in relief efforts in flying it in?

THE PRESIDENT: We're going forward with the phase as we had planned. As you know, for obvious reasons we don't want to discuss specifically when we're doing what. But the phase -- the initial phase of the airlift is going forward just as --

Q Why did Secretary Aspin indicate that --

THE PRESIDENT: I don't know exactly what he said. I haven't had a chance to talk to him about it.

Q He said it was symbolic --

Q Was there ever a time when it was going to be off?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: No, no. What he meant by that was that it accomplished not only the result of getting the relief but also getting the convoys a little freer access. That's what he meant by --

Q And has it done that?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes, it has.

END9:48 A.M. EST