On the recordApril 2, 2003
I compliment you on being the new Secretary. You follow a line that goes back to the very beginning of the Republic.
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Robert C. Byrd
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congress.govI compliment you on being the new Secretary. You follow a line that goes back to the very beginning of the Republic.
Byrd praises Secretary Snow and references historical significance.
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