Flashback: Reagan to Congress Proposing Big Spending Bill, I’ve Got My Veto Pen Ready; ‘Go Ahead, Make My Day’

‘I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase that Congress might even think of sending up’

REAGAN: "The scene in the Senate Budget Committee this past week was a disappointing one for the American people. They seem to be in full-scale retreat from spending cuts and are talking about raising people's taxes again. When push comes to shove, I guess it's always easier to let the taxpayer take the fall. Well, let them be forewarned: No matter how well intentioned they might be, no matter what their illusions might be, I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase that Congress might even think of sending up. And I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: 'Go ahead, make my day.' "

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