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Robert C. Byrd: “Mr. President, we must remember that we cannot win this energy fight by withholding reinforcements from our first line…”

On the recordMay 3, 1978
Mr. President, we must remember that we cannot win this energy fight by withholding reinforcements from our first line of defense in the Nation's coal field.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 3, 1978

Editor's note · Context

Supporting an amendment related to coal in energy legislation.

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