Bill Clinton: “No. First of all, I don't think he ever asserted that he controlled them. I am saying that at the present time, they…”

“No. First of all, I don't think he ever asserted that he controlled them. I am saying that at the present time, they control what their decisions--the leadership decisions, which are in the hand of this very conservative group, the anti-Government group, control what the shape of the measures that come up for a vote. That's what this is. And there are only two ways to resolve this, I think. We either--over the long run, other options that could get the support of both Democrats and Republicans will have to be permitted to come to the floor of the Congress, or they will have to give the Speaker at least the leeway to do what he said he would do yesterday when we left.”