Ronald Reagan actually said...

The bill is unnecessary because the Federal Government already provides very generous leave benefits for its employees.

Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 4300 - Family and Disability Leave Act

09/15/1986

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It all hinges on one question: Do we as a nation have the unshakable determination to get Federal spending under control once and for all?

I have therefore vetoed that supplemental appropriations bill.

I urge the Congress to enact immediately a 1982 supplemental appropriations bill that does not contain excessive and unwarranted spending in...

We neither want nor expect the increased user fees to discourage the ingenuity and creativity of individual inventors.