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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Jamie153 who wrote (1281909)12/4/2020 12:06:34 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) of 1573092
 
Yes, Reagan was defeated by the Democratic Congress and abandoned the goal of balancing the budget. It was literally front page news:

Reagan Defeated on Balanced Budget - The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/10/...
October 2, 1982 The Democratic-controlled House yesterday emphatically rejected a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, handing President Reagan his second major legislative defeat in less...

Reagan Abandons Pledge to Balance Budget by 1984 - The ...
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/11/.
President Reagan yesterday abandoned his promise to balance the budget by 1984, and left unclear whether he will accept the significant tax increases in 1983 and 1984 that many members of Congress...

I have some more front page news for you. Coming up.
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