08/22/1982
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"America is getting stronger, not weaker."
"I notified Congress of my decision not to impose either quotas or tariffs on foreign shoe imports into this country."
"We must not retreat into the failed policies of the past, whether they be protectionism or higher taxes."
"A news story the other day said protectionist fervor on the Hill is stronger than it has been since the 1930's."