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Robert C. Byrd: “While we bemoan the lack of public confidence in public officials, we have it in our power to do something about it and…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 1991
While we bemoan the lack of public confidence in public officials, we have it in our power to do something about it and to do it this year. We can act. We can put down the tin cup.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jan 15, 1991

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Urging action on campaign finance reform.

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