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Ronald Reagan: Their proposed $163 billion cut in defense spending over the next 5 years would put the United States right back in the…

On the recordMarch 18, 1983
Their proposed $163 billion cut in defense spending over the next 5 years would put the United States right back in the position of military vulnerability we were in after a decade of neglect in the 1970's.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on a House Budget Proposal

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