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Robert C. Byrd: “Rarely in our history has there been a more critical need for cooperation between the executive and Congress. The future…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1989
Rarely in our history has there been a more critical need for cooperation between the executive and Congress. The future of our children and grandchildren depends on us.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jan 25, 1989

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Speaking on the nomination of Richard Darman and the federal budget.

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