Bill Clinton actually said...

This plan has been prepared by Senator Daschle and if passed in its current form by the Congress, I would sign it into law.

Today I have signed into law H.R. 1358, the Seventh Continuing Resolution for fiscal 1996.

I hereby submit to the Congress a plan to achieve a balanced budget not later than the fiscal year 2002 as certified by the Congressional Bu...

I hope that no Congress will ever again shut the Federal Government down in this way.