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Robert C. Byrd: “At a time when other countries on the globe are following our example and struggling to adopt a form of government that…”

On the recordMay 11, 1990
At a time when other countries on the globe are following our example and struggling to adopt a form of government that is similar to our own, let us take steps to protect representative democracy from deteriorating from within.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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May 11, 1990

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Urging campaign finance reform.

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