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On the recordFebruary 23, 1994
I was a welder in the shipyards, in the McCloskey Shipyard in Tampa, FL. I was there the day the war ended, but we did not monetize the debt then. And at that time, as the Senator from New York has pointed out, the debt was 100 percent or more----
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia

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The speaker reflects on his experience as a welder and discusses historical debt levels.

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