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Ronald Reagan: “To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report three…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 1988
To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report three new deferrals of budget authority totaling $3,570,665,449 and ten revised deferrals of budget authority now totaling $4,973,643,337.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Deferrals

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