Ronald Reagan: “I claim it's the basic answer to getting control, once and for all…”

On the recordMarch 23, 1987

I claim it's the basic answer to getting control, once and for all, over this built-in deficit spending.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the American Business Conference

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Ronald Reagan: “I claim it's the basic answer to getting control, once and for all, over this built-in deficit spending.”