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On the recordFebruary 11, 1982
I think if they go out and meet the real people—and maybe they'll do that—they'll find out that the real people out there know that government has been—[ inaudible]—too much.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Exchange With Reporters on the Situation in El Salvador and Budget Issues

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