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Cord Byrd: “What it also means is that in a situation such as the distinguished Senator from Maryland has raised--and he has focused…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
What it also means is that in a situation such as the distinguished Senator from Maryland has raised--and he has focused on a section which I am going to reach a little later, but he has done it much better than I would have done it. What my Republican friends are saying--and I hope I will have the attention of both of my friends--what our friends here have just said is that in the event we are in a situation which jeopardizes the national security----
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing national security concerns during a Senate debate.

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