with your help, Congress pushed aside the special interests and the tax-and-spend crowd, rolled up its sleeves, and shaped the tools that will help you and all Americans build on that record.
Ronald Reagan
The Public Record
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.
Yes, this year, for the first time in two decades, the Federal Government will spend less, after taking out inflation, than it did last year.
Power has stopped flowing to Washington and begun to flow back where it belongs—to the States.
There's only one way to balance the budget, and that's spending restraint.
We shouldn't forget that deficit spending represents a form of indirect taxation.
We cannot and we will not let this stop us from getting on with the business of governing.
They understood that private property... is one of the most important of civil rights.
We truly hope that future developments will allow improvement in the relationship between both governments.
I'm sorry to disappoint old Karl, but with the first phase of tax reform less than a month away, the prognosis for the great American middle class couldn't be better.





