Robert C. Byrd: “The steel industry in this country not only made it possible for the United States to win victories in World War I and…”

“The steel industry in this country not only made it possible for the United States to win victories in World War I and World War II and to fight in Korea and in Vietnam; but also, it was the steel industry in this country that enabled other countries-the Soviet Union, England, our allies in World War I and World War II-to wage the battle for freedom against Nazi Germany and to wage it successfully. We will not be able to do that again if the American steel industry goes under.”