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Robert C. Byrd: “This is a lot of money. I understand the need to expedite the action, but this does not shield us from the…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
This is a lot of money. I understand the need to expedite the action, but this does not shield us from the responsibility to ask questions.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
congress.gov
Sep 22, 2003

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Senator Byrd emphasizes the importance of questioning the funding request.

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