Ronald Reagan's Legislative Masterstrokes Shaping American History

Joseph J. Thorndike considers how the Reagan administration's attempts at tax and Social Security reform provide an important example of ... The Reagan Administration also came to Washington determined to combat communism—especially in Latin America. Reagan and his advisers focused in particular on ... Ronald Reagan did this by lowering taxes, by reducing government regulation and interference in the economy, and by making it easier for ... President Ronald Reagan made no attempt at a major legislative overhaul of the FOIA, but the Congress did amend the law concerning waivers of fees and ... President Reagan initially engineered large tax cuts, but as deficits grew proposed select tax increases. Over the course of his presidency, inflation and ... Key: * Returned to president under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Bills, Acts, & Laws · Nominations · Treaties · Votes ... March 30th, 1981 John Hinkley Jr. attempts to assassinate President Reagan at the Washington Hilton. The President, Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service ... Signs Tax Reform Act of 1986, lowering the highest tax rate from 50 to 28 percent. “Fair and simpler for most Americans, this is a tax code designed to take us ... President Reagan signed into law 38 bills that added more than 10.6 million acres of spectacular forests, mountains, deserts, and wetlands to the National ... The Reagan NLRB aggressively reversed precedents, and narrowed workers' rights, and workers are still feeling the effects of a number of key decisions made by ...