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Cord Byrd: On that point, let us stay with that point. I was majority leader when the Governors and the mayors of the country came…

On the recordMarch 10, 1995
On that point, let us stay with that point. I was majority leader when the Governors and the mayors of the country came to Washington with their hats in their hands and their hands out.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Discussing the relationship between federal and local government leaders.

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