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Robert C. Byrd: “The responsibility of the party's leadership in the Congress, then, is to work to enact a program which is at least…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1959
The responsibility of the party's leadership in the Congress, then, is to work to enact a program which is at least attainable-even though it may not conform to the ultimate sought to be achieved-rather than to strive merely to establish a voting record.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 23, 1959

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Speaking on the record of the majority leadership in Congress.

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