Pres. Reagan's State of the Union speeches: on Government Reform


In 1981, cut 23,000 pages of Federal Register regulations

There were pessimistic predictions about the relationship between our administration and this Congress. It was said we could never work together.
  • Together, we have cut the growth of new Federal regulations nearly in half. In 1981 there were 23,000 fewer pages in the Federal Register, which lists new regulations, than there were in 1980. By deregulating oil we've come closer to achieving energy independence and helped bring down the cost of gasoline and heating fuel.
  • Together, we have created an effective Federal strike force to combat waste and fraud in government.
  • Together we've begun to mobilize the private sector, not to duplicate wasteful and discredited government programs, but to bring thousands of Americans into a volunteer effort to help solve many of America's social problems.
  • Together we have made a New Beginning, but we have only begun.
    Source: Pres. Reagan's 1982 State of the Union message to Congress Jan 26, 1982

    • The above quotations are from Pres. Reagan's State of the Union messages to Congress, 1982-1988.
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