Ronald Reagan actually said...

"We are grateful that he has been spared."

"On behalf of all Americans, I thank the Senators who heard the voice of the people and found the courage to commit themselves seriously to budgetary restraint, tax rate reduction, and renewed national..."

"We are closer to achieving our goal of fiscal responsibility and a government that lives within its means."

"This was an example of bipartisan cooperation and representative democracy at its best."