Ronald Reagan: “Defense spending accounts for less than 30 percent of our budget…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1985

Defense spending accounts for less than 30 percent of our budget today—far less than 20 years ago.

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1986 Budget

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Ronald Reagan: “Defense spending accounts for less than 30 percent of our budget today—far less than 20 years ago.”