Ronald Reagan actually said...

Relief will help maintain a viable domestic processing industry; important because tungsten is a strategic metal.

Message to the Congress on Acid Imports From China

08/04/1987

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We have built up our Strategic Petroleum Reserve at an impressive rate.

Our imports of foreign oil have fallen by almost 2 million bbl/day since 1980.

I authorized the Department of Energy to spend $5.8 billion to acquire oil for the Reserve.

The vulnerability of the United States and our allies to possible shocks from oil supply interruptions is significantly lessened.