10/28/1986
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"As much as I detest the idea of deficits, as President I must accept a large deficit if that is what it takes to buy peace for the rest of this century and beyond."
"As chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, he played an instrumental role in enacting last year's budget cuts."
"You're lucky that, among other things, he's a geologist."
"We cannot afford to compromise our national defense needs."