Ronald Reagan actually said...

We are convinced that needed reform can be achieved without jeopardizing the safety and consumer goals and policies established by the Congress.

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Reports on Highway Safety, Traffic, and Motor Vehicle Safety Programs

06/20/1984

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No, I said it was something to study and look at.

This problem confronts us now.

We can.

I said it was something that we ought to look at, because there isn't really a justification for it.