“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
We should have taken a little longer there. The inspectors were on the ground.
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Robert C. Byrd
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Arguing for more time for inspections before the Iraq war.

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