Bill Clinton actually said...

"A great and largely untapped opportunity for expanding the pool of such contractors can be found in this Nation's economically distressed communities."

"Current law affords unsuccessful claimants the right to petition the BVA's Chairman at any time for reconsideration of adverse decisions made even decades ago."

"H.R. 1483 would increase the BVA's significant backlog of cases and the costs associated with adjudicating benefit claims."

"In order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, it is necessary to secure broad-based competition for Federal contracts."