Ronald Reagan actually said...

I wish that the President of the United States had the power that most Governors have in their own States, which is the right of line-item veto.

Interview with Jeremiah O'Leary of the Washington Times on Federal Tax and Budget Reconciliation Legislation

08/12/1982

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

Inflation has plunged from 12.4 percent in 1980 to just 3.8 in the last 12 months.

Every citizen has a role and a stake in helping the United States meet her trade challenge in the eighties.

We will not turn our backs on the principles of our recovery program, especially on the principles of free trade.

The world hungers for leadership and growth that America can provide it.