On the recordMay 6, 1970
Instead of overemphasis on space research, let us increase our funding of oceanography, cancer, and medical research, coal research, and ways to combat pollution.
Robert C. Byrd: “Instead of overemphasis on space research, let us increase our funding of oceanography, cancer, and medical research…”
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Explaining opposition to the space program authorization bill.
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