Robert C. Byrd: “I believe, Mr. President, that in the atmosphere in which we presently find ourselves, with a great lack of confidence…”

“I believe, Mr. President, that in the atmosphere in which we presently find ourselves, with a great lack of confidence among the American people toward their Government, toward our political system, and toward public officials in general, we ought to do everything we possibly can to restore the confidence of the American people in all three of the elements which I have mentioned. I think a part of that restoration can only come about if we can find some way, as much as possible, and to the degree possible, to remove the possible taint of money on the elections process.”