Bill Clinton actually said...

Shirley Chisholm is a true pioneer of American politics.

I deeply regret that illness has forced Shirley Chisholm to ask that her nomination to be our country's Ambassador to Jamaica be withdrawn.

As the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, she would have been a powerful voice for cooperation and justice.

I want to reiterate that the thing that has impressed me is that more and more Members are trying to look beyond the politics of this issue ...