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Robert C. Byrd: “Surely, we are not going to enter the 21st century without the debates in this body being covered by television and…”

On the recordJune 4, 1987
Surely, we are not going to enter the 21st century without the debates in this body being covered by television and radio. It is unthinkable.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 4, 1987

Editor's note · Context

Comparing the push for campaign finance reform to the earlier fight to televise Senate debates.

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