“Most importantly, addressing this crisis of election security demands that Congress must pass the SAVE America Act.”
“If the sides can't resolve an issue, I will have to resolve it.”
“This vital information is for many years been covered up and hidden from you.”
“The American people are beautiful, our great American people. But that all changes right now.”
“Americans expect taxpayer money to be spent responsibly, transparently, and in the public interest.”

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On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
But still, we are disadvantaging the American people when it comes to handling their money by ramming this huge bill through with only one day of hearings.
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Robert C. Byrd
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Byrd criticizes the rushed process for approving the reconstruction funding.

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