Reagan's Conservative Revolution Landmark Legislation

Law ; Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] (Introduced 01/06/1987) · House - Judiciary · H.Rept 100-278; H.Rept 100-785 · 08/10/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-383. (All ... ... Ronald Reagan are the opposite poles of American politics. ... The key legislation in the deregulation of interest rates was enacted in 1980. In 1986, Reagan pushed an income tax reform bill through Congress but found that his dream of reducing the national deficit (in fact, deficits under Reagan ... Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense ... Joseph J. Thorndike considers how the Reagan administration's attempts at tax and Social Security reform provide an important example of ... Ronald Reagan's FCC ended the rule in 1987, and Reagan vetoed a bi-partisan bill to reinstate it. ... introduced a bill that would have given ... Another Reagan legacy was the expansion of the alternative minimum tax. When Ronald Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the AMT was expanded to ... There are those who would question as to whether or not the social security bill was the most important bill that ever did pass the Congress of the United ... Once elected, President Ronald Reagan made it clear that his objectives were to cut taxes, fight communism, reinforce national defense, and slow the growth of ... During his two terms in office, Reagan successfully advocated increasing the Defense Department budget by 35%. The United States supported Afghan resistance ...