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Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.

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Oct 31, 1986

This legislation would have established specific, minimum energy efficiency standards for home appliances without regard to technological feasibility or the need for economic justification.

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Oct 31, 1986

We could not have done any of the things that we've accomplished if we had not had that one House of the Legislature.

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Oct 31, 1986

I am withholding my approval of H.R. 5465, the 'National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1986.'

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Oct 30, 1986

I give you my pledge: Neither Steve nor I will be satisfied until this expansion reaches every sector of our economy and every home in America.

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Oct 30, 1986

I do hereby proclaim October 31, 1986, as National Child Identification and Safety Information Day.

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Oct 30, 1986

We don't have a deficit because we're taxed too little; we have a deficit because the Congress spends too much.

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Oct 30, 1986

Some men change principle for party, and others change party for principle.

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Oct 29, 1986

The provisions I signed into law on October 18 remain the law of the land.

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Oct 29, 1986

To this end, Ken was a leader in seeing that the Superfund for cleaning toxic waste sites was reenacted.

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Oct 29, 1986

He's been central in our efforts to rebuild the nation's defenses.

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Oct 29, 1986

We don't have a deficit because we're taxed too little; we have a deficit because the Congress is spending too much.

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Oct 29, 1986

Ken Kramer represents your views far better than the liberals who run the Democratic Party in Washington.

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Oct 29, 1986

Our goal is to keep America strong, to save the West from mutual nuclear terror.

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Oct 29, 1986

I'd rather have a Judiciary Committee headed, as it is, by Strom Thurmond than one headed by Teddy Kennedy any day.

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