On the recordMay 17, 1988
The debate should be on our national security, because we must learn that national security is infinitely tied with economic security and that trade policy is the foundation stone of that economic security.
Robert C. Byrd: “The debate should be on our national security, because we must learn that national security is infinitely tied with…”
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Arguing during debate on the defense authorization bill that trade policy is central to national security.
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