I say to my friend from West Virginia, if we had 51 Robert Byrds in the U.S. Senate, we could do that. We do not. That is the simple reality.
Lateefah Simon: “I say to my friend from West Virginia, if we had 51 Robert Byrds in the U.S. Senate, we could do that. We do not. That…”
On the recordFebruary 2, 1995
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Discussing the current composition of the U.S. Senate.
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