Ronald Reagan actually said...

For the Congress to prohibit the issuance of such permits to those who already had obtained leases is unfair.

Statement on Signing the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1989

09/26/1988

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We're all Americans.

I will—without reservation—do what has to be done to control spending.

Enactment of the pending Conference Report on revenue and reconciliation is a price worth paying for lower interest rates, economic recovery...

I assure you that the Administration will not relax one bit in our continued pursuit of spending cuts.