Bill Clinton actually said...

HBCUs are a source of great pride and a symbol of economic, social, and political growth.

Proclamation 7122—National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 1998

09/14/1998

More Bill Clinton Quotes

If the Congress gives me the line-item veto, I will cut each one of these programs, and a whole lot more.

I urge the Senate to pass the strongest line-item veto legislation.

If Congress is serious about changing the way Washington works and getting a handle on wasteful spending, they will put politics aside.

I have advocated the line-item veto for a very long time.