Ronald Reagan actually said...

The creation of so much new Federal bureaucracy would hinder, rather than aid, performance of Federal nutrition-related functions.

Memorandum of Disapproval on a Bill To Establish a National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program

11/07/1988

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Many Federal health promotion and disease prevention activities are underway at the Department of Health and Human Services.

I remain steadfast in my commitment to transportation safety, but H.R. 4961 would authorize excessive appropriations for the National Transp...

Given our current efforts to reduce the size of the Federal deficit, the size of these increases is unacceptable.

This measure represents a significant victory for principles of federalism.