Kay Granger: “as President, one of Ronald Reagan's favorite things to do everyday was to read the mail. Sometimes he would write out…”

“as President, one of Ronald Reagan's favorite things to do everyday was to read the mail. Sometimes he would write out personal responses, but usually he just liked to read what the American people were saying. One Friday afternoon, as Mr. Reagan was leaving for Camp David, his director of correspondence, Anne Higgins, gave him a stack of letters to read. Included in the stack was a very angry letter from an extremely upset Democrat in New Jersey. Next Monday morning, when Anne returned to her office, she noticed Mr. Reagan had returned this particular letter to her desk. Attached was a note from the President which read, ``Dear Anne, don't worry about writing this lady back. I called her on the phone. We are friends now.'' Mr. Speaker, is it not amazing what can happen when honest people engage in an honest discussion on the issues? Fear gives way to faith and fiction is replaced with the facts. In the past few days, the Congress and the White House have been able to look for common ground and listen to common sense, and the American people are going to be very pleased with the results. The facts are this tax bill opens doors of opportunity by closing loopholes and exemptions. The facts are this tax bill raises hope everywhere by lowering taxes for everyone.”