On the recordOctober 2, 1986
We will send a message to the people of South Africa, and to the government of South Africa: Stop the violence; stop the killing; and stop apartheid before it tears your great nation asunder.
Robert C. Byrd: “We will send a message to the people of South Africa, and to the government of South Africa: Stop the violence; stop the…”
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Urging the Senate to override the veto of South Africa sanctions legislation.
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