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Robert C. Byrd: “We seem to be the only major industrialized nation in the world that does not understand the connection between public…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 1992
We seem to be the only major industrialized nation in the world that does not understand the connection between public investment and productivity growth.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Feb 7, 1992

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Opposing cuts to domestic discretionary spending in the budget debate.

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