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Robert C. Byrd: “The social security system has been a godsend for millions of older Americans, and it provides faith in the future for…”

On the recordJuly 21, 1967
The social security system has been a godsend for millions of older Americans, and it provides faith in the future for all of us as we grow older.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 21, 1967

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Speaking on proposed social security legislation and its tax increases.

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