On the recordMarch 24, 1987
Mr. President, we all want to see Soviet influence eliminated from Central America. The American people want Soviet influence eliminated from Central America. But the American people do not support this Contras program.
Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, we all want to see Soviet influence eliminated from Central America. The American people want Soviet…”
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Debating an accounting of Contra funds and U.S. policy in Central America.
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