Bill Clinton actually said...

"I have decided that it is appropriate to modify the HTS to make such changes and corrections."

"This statute was permitted to lapse when its reauthorization became mired in a partisan dispute in the Congress."

"The real progress that is being achieved in these committees is proving the naysayers wrong."

"The base closure process has been nonpartisan, very effective, and continues to be of the highest importance to our efforts to reduce unnecessary base infrastructure in order to keep our military forc..."