Bill Clinton actually said...

Let me say, I believe first of all that what the Republicans have done, they ran this Government for 12 years.

I want to make it clear that the Senators who are here and others strongly support what is being done.

If we don't do it, this deficit will move up toward $500 billion and $600 million a year.

The purpose of this order is to create a mechanism to monitor total costs of direct spending programs.