On the recordMarch 6, 1980
In the same way we must strengthen our conventional military forces to prevent an outbreak of war, we must strengthen our conventional economic defenses--starting with the vulnerability of the dollar.
Robert C. Byrd: “In the same way we must strengthen our conventional military forces to prevent an outbreak of war, we must strengthen…”
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Speaking on dependence on imported oil and pending energy legislation.
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