On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
I feel a responsibility to the American people and to the people of West Virginia to do what I can to have Congress examine the request for $20 billion.
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Robert C. Byrd
Robert C. Byrd: “I feel a responsibility to the American people and to the people of West Virginia to do what I can to have Congress…”
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Discussing the need for Congress to review war funding.
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