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Robert C. Byrd: “We should refuse to further subsidize those who would take our money and turn their backs upon us when the chips are…”

On the recordMarch 26, 1968
We should refuse to further subsidize those who would take our money and turn their backs upon us when the chips are down, as they are down now in Vietnam.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Mar 26, 1968

Editor's note · Context

Calling for a reevaluation of foreign aid.

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