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Robert C. Byrd: “I might think that the vote of others was not wise because they did not agree with me, but I understand that every…”

On the recordOctober 1, 1987
I might think that the vote of others was not wise because they did not agree with me, but I understand that every Senator here is bound to his own conscience, to his own god, and tries to represent his own constituents the best he knows how.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Oct 1, 1987

Editor's note · Context

Responding to suggestions that Senators' votes on Soviet treaty compliance impugned their patriotism.

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