On the recordJuly 17, 1987
Mr. President, I have said before and I say again that the Senate of the United States was one of the great foundation stones, if not the principal foundation stone, of our constitutional system.
Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, I have said before and I say again that the Senate of the United States was one of the great foundation…”
Editor's note · Context
Speaking on the bicentennial of the Constitution and the role of the Senate.
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