On the recordMarch 19, 1986
The program is ill-advised and unnecessary, and my administration will not use its discretion to implement it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe program is ill-advised and unnecessary, and my administration will not use its discretion to implement it.
Statement on Signing the Food Security Improvements Act of 1986
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