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Bill Lee: “I sincerely do wish former President Reagan and his wife well on his birthday, and my thoughts and prayers are with them…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2004
I sincerely do wish former President Reagan and his wife well on his birthday, and my thoughts and prayers are with them as he deals with the terrible disease of Alzheimer's; however, the resolution went well beyond a simple birthday wish. I could not in good faith cast a vote for a bill that stated that the Reagan Administration ensured renewed economic prosperity when millions of Americans were hurt by its economic policies and the Federal government incurred massive deficit spending.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Addressing a resolution related to former President Reagan's birthday and economic policies.

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