Ronald Reagan: “I don't believe that I was sent to Washington to raise your taxes, and…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1982

I don't believe that I was sent to Washington to raise your taxes, and neither was the new majority in the United States Senate.

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Republican · California

Source

Remarks at a Rally for Senator Malcolm Wallop in Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Ronald Reagan: “I don't believe that I was sent to Washington to raise your taxes, and neither was the new majority in the United States…”