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Robert C. Byrd: “The Congress has a solemn duty and a sacred obligation to weigh in when American lives and American treasure are at…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1993
The Congress has a solemn duty and a sacred obligation to weigh in when American lives and American treasure are at stake.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Sep 9, 1993

Editor's note · Context

Discussing congressional oversight of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

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