Ronald Reagan actually said...

And we've asked Congress to release $14 million for those freedom fighters—aid that will go immediately for medicines, food, and clothing and other support to help these men and their families survive.

Context

Radio Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and the Central American Peace Proposal

04/05/1985

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