Bill Clinton actually said...

"America now has—we have the strongest economic performance of any of the advanced countries in the world."

"It is a very important piece of legislation."

"I justify it because of the opposition policies of the Republican Party and all the special interest groups that have raised and spent far more money against us."

"The deaths of these superb airmen remind us as a nation of the hazardous risks involved in maintaining the readiness and proficiency of our Armed Forces."