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Ronald Reagan: “Today, just by requiring adequate evidence before allowing that kind of retirement, the figure is down nearly 40 percent…”

On the recordAugust 19, 1983
Today, just by requiring adequate evidence before allowing that kind of retirement, the figure is down nearly 40 percent since 1979 with a savings to the taxpayer of more than a billion dollars by 1985.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on Federal Civilian Employment

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