(22 Jun 2005)
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Washington, D.C. - 21 June 2005
1. Pan Bill Frist and Senate Republicans walk up to microphones
2. Cutaway cameramen
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Senator Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader:
"We'll continue to work to get an up or down vote for John Bolton over the coming days, possibly weeks. We have been unsuccessful to date in large part because of the shifting goal-posts of every time that we either put something on the table for discussion, discuss negotiations. The president made it very clear that he expects and up or down vote and in talking directly to the leadership and our entire caucus, I hope that we can deliver that up or down vote and I hope that we can deliver in that regard."
4. UPSOUND: (Reporter)
"What changed your mind?"
5. SOUNDBITE (English): Senator (Republican) Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader:
"Well the decision, in talking to the President is that he strongly supports John Bolton as we know and he asked that we continue to work, and we will continue to work in that regard. (Reporter: Did he indicate he was ready to make a recess appointment?)
That was not discussed. That was not discussed. Basically that is correct, basically our goal is an up or down vote so we will continue working in that regard."
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6. Wide shot John Bolton in hearing room
7. Side view photographers
8. SOUNDBITE (English): John Bolton, UN Ambassador Nominee:
"Now, more than ever, the UN must play a critical role as it strives to fulfil the dreams and hopes and aspirations of its original promise to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom."
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9. Wide shot of United Nations headquarters
10. Close-up of flags outside UN headquarters
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Washington, D.C. - 21 June 2005
11. SOUNDBITE (English): Senator (Democrat) Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader:
"We want the United States to be represented in the United Nations - we are not now. But we want a nominee that the American people can be proud of. Bolton isn't anyone we can be proud of, and so Senator Frist should not have had the first vote on Bolton, I told him not to, he should not have had the second vote on Bolton ... so there is certainly no reason for him to have a third vote because it will turn out the same. He keeps losing ground. So it is up to the administration to give us a nominee like (former Ambassador John) Danforth or (former Ambassador John) Negroponte with well-proven track records.
(Reporter: What do you think it means if the administration does make a recess appointment?) What it means is we will be sending to the United Nations a person who could not be approved by the Senate of the United States. We will be sending to the United Nations a flawed candidate."
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Washington, D.C. - 21 June 2005
12. Pan view of briefing
13. SOUNDBITE (English): Scott McClellan, White House Spokesman:
"Well, I think the American people expect better and let's call it what it is, it is simply an effort to block the nomination of John Bolton and play partisan politics, it is nothing more than that. We've got important work to do at the United Nations when it comes to reforming it and making it more effective and making it work better and John Bolton is the kind of guy we need there to do that."
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Washington, D.C. - 20 June 2005
15. Wide shot of Senate
16. Close-up as result of vote is read
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