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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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Jul 30, 1987

I haven't heard a single word that indicated in any of the testimony that laws were broken.

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Jul 30, 1987

Mr. Woolsey graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1963) and Yale University Law School (LL.B., 1968).

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Jul 30, 1987

No, it seems a little overdignified to call what's going to happen surgery.

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Jul 30, 1987

The administration opposes enactment of S. 1487 because it authorizes unnecessary or low-priority program enhancements for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Jul 29, 1987

Seeing you here, we realize that we cannot be agnostic in this struggle, that we cannot be aloof and uncaring; because in a very real sense, our fates and our futures are intertwined as one.

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Jul 29, 1987

As far as I'm concerned, every Member of Congress should oppose this proabortion Federal intrusion.

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Jul 29, 1987

The administration has no objection to the enactment of H.R. 1948.

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Jul 29, 1987

S. 1394 goes far in providing the statutory authority necessary to conduct a successful U.S. foreign policy.

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Jul 29, 1987

Because more useful industry and DOT initiatives are imminent, the Administration opposes passage of S. 1485.

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Jul 29, 1987

The crisis in Central America is, to quote them, 'real and acute' and 'the stakes are large, for the United States, for the hemisphere, and most poignantly, for the people of Central America.'

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