Ronald Reagan: “Federal Government action should be reserved for those needed…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1982

Federal Government action should be reserved for those needed functions that only the national government can undertake.

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Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Economic Report of the President

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Ronald Reagan: “Federal Government action should be reserved for those needed functions that only the national government can undertake.”