On the recordNovember 23, 1991
The time has come, therefore, to attend to our domestic problems and reemphasize domestic priorities. Over the next couple of years, we must shift our resources toward our own country and our own people.
Robert C. Byrd: “The time has come, therefore, to attend to our domestic problems and reemphasize domestic priorities. Over the next…”
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Arguing for shifting priorities from defense to domestic needs after the cold war.
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