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Robert C. Byrd: “The Congress may not see eye to eye with the President in every particular, but it will be a responsible Congress, aware…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1968
The Congress may not see eye to eye with the President in every particular, but it will be a responsible Congress, aware of its high duties. A responsible Congress will work with a responsible and capable President to give the people responsible government and programs responsive to their needs.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jan 19, 1968

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Discussing the President's fiscal requests to Congress.

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