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Robert C. Byrd: “The question is not whether our defenses should be strong. It is whether our money has been spent wisely.”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1988
The question is not whether our defenses should be strong. It is whether our money has been spent wisely.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Sep 26, 1988

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Criticizing waste, mismanagement and fraud in Pentagon spending.

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