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Robert C. Byrd: “We are in an era of change and in the long run this change will produce greater prosperity and better working…”

On the recordJune 29, 1959
We are in an era of change and in the long run this change will produce greater prosperity and better working conditions, but the transition works hardships which should and can be eased. Surely we need not sacrifice thousands of families for the sake of progress and a better life for the rest of us.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jun 29, 1959

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Speaking on hardship in communities hit by economic change and displaced workers.

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