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----
Harry Flood Byrd: “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…”
On the recordFebruary 23, 1994
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The speaker reflects on his experience as a welder and discusses historical debt levels.
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