Ronald Reagan actually said...

We must pare down the unnecessary costs that American business faces while continuing to protect worker safety and maintain public health and safety standards.

Context

Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Trade, Employment, and Productivity Legislation

02/18/1987

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