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Ronald Reagan: The plain, simple truth is the Federal Government is spending too much.

On the recordJune 12, 1986
The plain, simple truth is the Federal Government is spending too much.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a White House Luncheon for Regional Editors and Broadcasters

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