Bill Clinton actually said...

I just think that last time when I ran I didn't really get a clear shot at the voters.

Interview With Kathy Lewis of the Dallas Morning News and Nancy Mathis of the Houston Chronicle in Longview

09/26/1996

More Bill Clinton Quotes

The President, no matter what party, needs the line-item veto to bring discipline to the budget process.

It is a very effective tool for cutting wasteful Government spending and bringing down the deficit.

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

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