On the recordJuly 10, 1967
I am opposed to our intervention where our country's security interests are not endangered in any way. We have no business in the Congo, and I protest the action our Government has taken.
Robert C. Byrd: “I am opposed to our intervention where our country's security interests are not endangered in any way. We have no…”
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Opposing the dispatch of U.S. military aircraft to the Congo.
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