Robert C. Byrd: “America will not move forward if we are stuck in veto gridlock every…”

On the recordApril 3, 1987

America will not move forward if we are stuck in veto gridlock every time the Congress passes a bill.

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West Virginia

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Apr 3, 1987

Speaking after the Senate voted to override the President's veto of the highway bill.

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Robert C. Byrd: “America will not move forward if we are stuck in veto gridlock every time the Congress passes a bill.”