On the recordMay 18, 1984
Well, if we are going to raise the white flag on budget deficits, surrender to the rising tide of red ink, and capitulate to the mounting debt, then we deserve all the scorn that the citizens of this land may heap upon us.
Robert C. Byrd: “Well, if we are going to raise the white flag on budget deficits, surrender to the rising tide of red ink, and…”
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Opposing the budget resolution over rising federal deficits and debt.
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