Ronald Reagan actually said...

I am submitting to the Congress an Alternative Plan for a 4 percent increase in Federal white collar pay this October in lieu of the 18.47 percent increase indicated under current comparability calculation methods.

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Message to the Congress Transmitting an Alternate Plan for Federal Civilian Pay Increases

08/25/1982

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