Ronald Reagan actually said...

That's why I'm one of those Americans who has always believed a constitutional amendment mandating that Congress balance the budget is the answer to what ails us.

Context

Radio Address to the Nation on Memorial Day and the Budget Deficit

05/22/1987

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