Ronald Reagan actually said...

"Controlling Federal spending remains an essential goal."

"Regulations and excessive paperwork place small businesses at a disadvantage in an increasingly competitive world marketplace."

"I also wish to point out that section 2 of the act, which requires payment of special allowances to certain nonphysician psychologists in the Public Health Service, is unnecessary since the agency is ..."

"Nothing in this provision is intended to bring physicians currently employed in the VA or the PHS within the coverage of the pay comparability allowance program."