Robert C. Byrd: “We are foolish if we have ever believed that we could buy friends, and…”

On the recordNovember 10, 1971

We are foolish if we have ever believed that we could buy friends, and this was proved in the recent U.N. vote on the two-China question.

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Nov 10, 1971

Explaining opposition to foreign aid authorizations and appropriations.

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In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

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