Ronald Reagan actually said...

In a time of extreme budget restraint, it is fully appropriate and equitable to require that all beneficiaries of such reclamation projects pay interest at market rates on their loans.

Context

Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 3113 - Various Reclamation Project Amendments

07/13/1986

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