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Ronald Reagan: “We're going to bring deficits down, and we're going to bring them down the right way—with greater growth and spending…”

On the recordOctober 6, 1985
We're going to bring deficits down, and we're going to bring them down the right way—with greater growth and spending restraint and not higher taxes.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Remarks at a White House Meeting With Reagan-Bush Campaign Leadership Groups

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