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Robert C. Byrd: “We owe our children a clean, healthy environment in which they can raise their families. We also owe them a vibrant…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 1990
We owe our children a clean, healthy environment in which they can raise their families. We also owe them a vibrant, healthy economy in which they can realize their greatest dreams.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jan 30, 1990

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Speaking on clean air legislation and balancing environmental and economic goals.

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