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Robert C. Byrd: “I did not hear any weeping and wailing when West Virginians were torn from their communities because of recessions…”

On the recordMarch 26, 1992
I did not hear any weeping and wailing when West Virginians were torn from their communities because of recessions; because of the coming of machinery.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Mar 26, 1992

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the transfer of defense savings to domestic programs for displaced workers.

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