Conservative peer Lord Forsyth of Drumlean said: "I cannot understand why you want to write this commitment into statute", arguing that the government needed to be more flexible.

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"I don't understand why you'd want to do this, " he insisted.

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And by the way, I want you to understand why this is important.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President in Golden, CO

So if these mayors are going back and making endorsements down the road, and that translates into votes, you can understand, I guess why these candidates want to stop by.

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"I want to reach out and understand why you do not trust any politicians and don't believe any of us can answer the questions you are facing in your lives, " he said.

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And I understand obviously that you don't want to get into predicting future costs, but why can't you guys say how much has been spent so far over the six days, or even just last weekend?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"It was 20 years from when I won the title to when they next won (with Schumacher in 2000) so you can understand why they want to win it and can see the logic behind it, " said South African Scheckter.

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