Ronald Reagan: “To make an issue out of this when this task force is—we're awaiting…”

On the recordMay 23, 1982

To make an issue out of this when this task force is—we're awaiting its report—I think is just, again, sheer political demagoguery.

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Republican · California

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

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