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Robert C. Byrd: “We need a plan, a plan, not a promise. We need leadership, not prestidigitation and legerdemain.”

On the recordJune 25, 1992
We need a plan, a plan, not a promise. We need leadership, not prestidigitation and legerdemain.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jun 25, 1992

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Opposing a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.

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