Ronald Reagan actually said...

To forge a working, bipartisan consensus so that the necessary reforms can be passed into law.

Appointment of the Membership of the National Commission on Social Security Reform

12/15/1981

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My pledge to veto any tax rate increase remains rock-solid.

S.J. Res. 81 would not encourage the Sandinistas to move toward peace and democracy.

There can be no backing away from our commitment to the deficit reduction goals of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings.

It would reward their inflexibility and send the message that they need only wait for the United States to lose its resolve.