(Archived document, may contain errors) j I 538 September 30, 1986 CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER WHY REAGAN SHOULD VETO THE CONTINU1,NG RESOLUTION INTRODUCTION In his weekly radio address last Saturday, Ronald Reagan roundly attacked Congress's last minute spending bill, de signed to keep the government operating past the beginning of the new fiscal year starting October 1st; Denouncing the Continuing Resolution as a Christmas tree hung with pet projects,'I Reagan has threatened to close down the government with a veto unles s the bill is changed substantially.
The House and Senate leadership currently has before it threeoptions for cutting taxes and advancing economic growth: the taxlegislation recently passed in the House (H.B. 2) and the Senate(S.B. 1054) and President George Bush's economic plan.