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Ronald Reagan: When the people speak, Washington will now listen—and will act.

On the recordMay 6, 1981
When the people speak, Washington will now listen—and will act.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on Approval by the House of Representatives of a Fiscal Year 1982 Budget Resolution

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