Bill Clinton actually said...

I urge the Congress to pass legislation in a timely manner that would strengthen the Federal Government's ability to combat hate crimes.

I vetoed it because it fails to fund the additional 50,000 community police we need to keep crime going down in our communities.

I don't think that's an acceptable resolution to this, and I hope that we can work together and work through this.

Given the urgent need to get the pay increase out and to begin the modernization programs, it was the right thing to do.