Ronald Reagan: “I'm in favor of clean water, but the only thing clean in this bill is…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 1987

I'm in favor of clean water, but the only thing clean in this bill is its name.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1988 Budget

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