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Ronald Reagan: The answer to our trade balance problem is not to close our markets, cut imports, or collapse trade.

On the recordSeptember 12, 1986
The answer to our trade balance problem is not to close our markets, cut imports, or collapse trade.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade

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