Ronald Reagan: “I went to Washington to do a job: lower taxes, restore our defenses…”

On the recordJuly 7, 1987

I went to Washington to do a job: lower taxes, restore our defenses, cut the size and intrusiveness of government.

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Republican · California

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Remarks to Community Leaders in New Britain, Connecticut

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Ronald Reagan: “I went to Washington to do a job: lower taxes, restore our defenses, cut the size and intrusiveness of government.”