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Robert C. Byrd: “Is it demagoguery to argue that we should see the specific proposals from the President's Commission before agreeing to…”

On the recordMay 12, 1982
Is it demagoguery to argue that we should see the specific proposals from the President's Commission before agreeing to $40 billion in cuts in social security?
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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May 12, 1982

Editor's note · Context

Opposing $40 billion in social security cuts in the upcoming budget resolution.

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