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Robert C. Byrd: “We need our President to exercise leadership in the difficult times, as well as the good ones.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1984
We need our President to exercise leadership in the difficult times, as well as the good ones.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 1, 1984

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the President's budget for lacking a meaningful deficit reduction plan.

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