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Robert C. Byrd: “The American people are getting tired of handing out moneys needlessly, and in some cases foolishly, as when we…”

On the recordAugust 30, 1957
The American people are getting tired of handing out moneys needlessly, and in some cases foolishly, as when we contribute to the economies of countries like India and Yugoslavia, countries which will either be neutral or opposed to us if we should have to go to war with the Soviets or the Red Chinese.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Aug 30, 1957

Editor's note · Context

Urging the House to reject a conference report on foreign aid appropriations.

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