Ronald Reagan actually said...

"I have therefore vetoed that supplemental appropriations bill."

"We neither want nor expect the increased user fees to discourage the ingenuity and creativity of individual inventors."

"This legislation will make it possible for the Patent and Trademark Office to improve its operations and thus revitalize its traditional role of encouraging technical innovation."

"I urge the Congress to enact immediately a 1982 supplemental appropriations bill that does not contain excessive and unwarranted spending increases for domestic programs."