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Ronald Reagan: “I cannot permit the Congress to dismantle this long-standing policy, damage our vital strategic, political and economic…”

On the recordMay 20, 1986
I cannot permit the Congress to dismantle this long-standing policy, damage our vital strategic, political and economic interests in the Middle East and undermine our balanced policy in that region.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval the Bill Banning the United States Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

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