Ronald Reagan actually said...
The imposition of the import fees hereinafter proclaimed is necessary in order that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of such sugars will not render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the price support operations being conducted by the Department of Agriculture for sugar beets and sugar cane.
Context
Proclamation 5164—Import Fees on Certain Sugars, Sirups and Molasses
03/18/1984