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Robert C. Byrd: “It is time the administration sought compromise, not confrontation; real policies, not partisan politics.”

On the recordOctober 20, 1987
It is time the administration sought compromise, not confrontation; real policies, not partisan politics.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Oct 20, 1987

Editor's note · Context

Calling on the administration to work with Congress to reduce the trade and budget deficits.

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