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Robert C. Byrd: “America does not need a weak President. We need a strong President and we need to cooperate with the President, and the…”

On the recordApril 3, 1987
America does not need a weak President. We need a strong President and we need to cooperate with the President, and the President needs to cooperate with Congress.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 3, 1987

Editor's note · Context

Speaking after the Senate voted to override the President's veto of the highway bill.

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