On that point, may I say to my friend, he does not need to instruct me about going to West Virginia. When he says he is going to Oklahoma where ``real people are,'' he does not have to travel that far. West Virginia is within an hour and a half's drive. West Virginians are ``real people.'' The people of Oklahoma are real people. The people of West Virginia are real people. May I say to the Senator, I came here when I was a little wet behind the ears, too. For me to say to another Senator that he ought to go back to his own State and see what the people say--that is a little bit--that is stretching one's credibility a little bit.
Cord Byrd: “On that point, may I say to my friend, he does not need to instruct me about going to West Virginia. When he says he is…”
On the recordMarch 10, 1995
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Defending the people of West Virginia in response to a colleague's comments about visiting Oklahoma.
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