On the recordOctober 17, 1990
We talk about what is good for us politically or what would please the special interest groups. We are governed, we are owned, we are controlled; we are little men, controlled by special interest groups in this country.
Robert C. Byrd: “We talk about what is good for us politically or what would please the special interest groups. We are governed, we are…”
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Criticizing the failure to reach a budget agreement while troops are deployed overseas.
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