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Robert C. Byrd: “How many people out there in the country truly believe that this is a representative government? How many of them…”

On the recordAugust 6, 1987
How many people out there in the country truly believe that this is a representative government? How many of them believe that they are represented fairly and evenhandedly? How many of them believe that they have an even chance with the special interests?
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Aug 6, 1987

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Urging cloture on campaign finance reform legislation.

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