On the recordOctober 21, 1983
We sometimes forget that there is a minority around here. I do not want us to get into some kind of habit or mentality that the majority leader just automatically takes over the Senate.
Robert C. Byrd: “We sometimes forget that there is a minority around here. I do not want us to get into some kind of habit or mentality…”
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Asserting the minority's right to hold the Senate floor.
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