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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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Nov 16, 1986

I have grave doubts as to the constitutionality of the provision in section 10.

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Nov 16, 1986

I have approved H.R. 5730, the Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986.

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Nov 16, 1986

The corporate mechanism was chosen as a means of preventing the kind of Federal interference in Alaska native affairs.

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Nov 14, 1986

It's no exaggeration when I call tax reform simultaneously the best jobs creation bill, the best antipoverty legislation, and the best profamily legislation the U.S. Congress has ever produced.

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Nov 14, 1986

When it comes to drugs, please—for yourselves, for your families, for your future, and for your country—just say no.

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Nov 14, 1986

When it comes to America's national security, politics must stop at the water's edge.

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Nov 13, 1986

Even in this regard, however, it suffers from substantial deficiencies.

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Nov 13, 1986

I wish to reaffirm that, as the United States concentrates on achieving dramatic reductions in United States and Soviet nuclear arsenals at Geneva, we will continue to exercise utmost restraint even as we undertake the appropriate…

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Nov 13, 1986

In accordance with Public Law 95-384, I am submitting to you a bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question.

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Nov 13, 1986

Health planning has proved to be a process that was costly to the Federal Government, in the last analysis without benefit, and even detrimental to the rational allocation of economic resources for health care.

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Nov 13, 1986

A major factor in my decision to approve S. 1744 despite the serious deficiencies in title III is that the bill provides that the vaccine compensation program established in that title will not be effective until a separate measure funding…

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Nov 13, 1986

I shall remove the incumbent Commissioners prior to making appointments or reappointments under the bill.

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