Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am pleased to endorse the extension in the bill of the Federal Government's authority to make veterans' readjustment appointments (VRA's) ...

This bill represents the culmination of nearly 2 years of work between the administration and the Congress.

Abe Lincoln said that we must disenthrall ourselves with the past—and then we will save our country.

This represents an unwarranted intrusion by the Congress into matters normally within the management discretion of the executive branch.