On the recordMarch 26, 1986
We can't leave the bad old days behind if the advocates of the failed policies of the past are put in charge of the United States Senate.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe can't leave the bad old days behind if the advocates of the failed policies of the past are put in charge of the United States Senate.
Remarks at a Senate Campaign Fundraiser for Representative W. Henson Moore in New Orleans, Louisiana
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