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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

The delegation provided herein shall terminate, and this interim directive shall be without any further effect, except as may be provided in the Executive order implementing the Act, upon the effective date of such order.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

I am gratified that the California gray whales have been released to the open sea.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

Pending the issuance of an Executive order to implement the Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions of the President:

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

Well, it was quite a dream season for the Dodgers, and I hope for each of you that this dream lasts a long time.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

Today I announced the appointment of Roger G. DeKok as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

The authority vested in the President by Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, relative to mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers proposed or pending on or after the date of enactment of the Act by or with foreign…

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

I am withholding my approval of S. 508, the 'Whistleblower Protection Act of 1988.'

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

Well, in my job, you're President of all the people, and you're not supposed to play favorites.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

Reporting of mismanagement and violations of the law, often called whistleblowing, contributes to efficient use of taxpayers' dollars and effective government.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

I have directed the Attorney General... to prepare constitutional and effective whistleblower protection legislation for me to submit at the beginning of the next session of the Congress.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

The wage increases would be effective in each of the 3 years September 1985 to September 1987.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Oct 25, 1988

We thank and congratulate the crews of the two Soviet icebreakers who finally broke through to the whales.

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