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Robert C. Byrd: “We are determined to stress technological research so that the jobs of the future can be filled by Americans. We are…”

On the recordApril 30, 1985
We are determined to stress technological research so that the jobs of the future can be filled by Americans. We are determined to stop exporting American jobs overseas. We are determined to restore this Nation's manufacturing capability before it is too late.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 30, 1985

Editor's note · Context

Explaining Democratic budget priorities and opposition to the compromise budget.

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