Bill Clinton actually said...

"The importance of this work is more important now, perhaps, than ever before as our country and our world go through a period of unprecedented change."

"Mexico is ready to repay $700 million of the U.S. financial assistance we provided earlier this year to address Mexico's financial crisis."

"Our support for them is not the preservation of some extravagant cultural elite, it is the preservation of our cultural tradition for all Americans."

"Today's decision sends a positive signal to the financial markets that the tough financial measures Mexico has undertaken are succeeding and the American taxpayer is being repaid ahead of schedule."