Ronald Reagan: “I cannot, and I will not, have my hands tied by a Congress that is…”

On the recordOctober 16, 1986

I cannot, and I will not, have my hands tied by a Congress that is totally hostile to all that we're trying to do.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Senator Mark N. Andrews in Grand Forks, North Dakota

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