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On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
I think that it was the wrong decision on the part of the Senate to do what it did, and I think that Members will come to regret it, and many already have.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Senator Byrd reflects on the Senate's decision regarding war powers.

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