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Robert C. Byrd: “When I came to this body I said I would never vote for cloture on anything-never. And I maintained that position for…”

On the recordMay 20, 1992
When I came to this body I said I would never vote for cloture on anything-never. And I maintained that position for quite a while. Then I came to the conclusion that one should never say "never," and should judge each issue as it came along.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 20, 1992

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Urging full debate before cloture on a forthcoming constitutional amendment.

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