Ronald Reagan actually said...

"the railroad retirement system faces severe financial difficulty."

"The scheduled rates of pay and allowances for members of the Uniformed Services were increased by the overall 4 percent in rates of pay under the General Schedule."

"I hereby report on the pay adjustments I ordered for the Federal statutory pay systems in October 1982."

"Restoring the rail industry's pension to the private sector as proposed would free rail labor and management from inappropriate Federal intrusion in their affairs."