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Ronald Reagan: “The American people have a right to ask how their Government will honor its commitment to reduce deficits over 3 years…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 1982
The American people have a right to ask how their Government will honor its commitment to reduce deficits over 3 years if it is unwilling to hold the line for i more month.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on Pending Action by the House of Representatives on a Fiscal Year 1982 Supplemental Appropriations Bill

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