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Robert C. Byrd: “The massive deficits that confront this country are making Wall Street and the investors of this country tremble. They…”

On the recordJuly 19, 1982
The massive deficits that confront this country are making Wall Street and the investors of this country tremble. They are uncertain. They are unsure.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Jul 19, 1982

Editor's note · Context

Arguing that the budget must be balanced now rather than through a constitutional amendment.

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