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Robert C. Byrd: “We have never had deficits in this country like we have today. We face an extraordinary situation, and perhaps the…”

On the recordAugust 4, 1982
We have never had deficits in this country like we have today. We face an extraordinary situation, and perhaps the extraordinary step of a constitutional amendment is what we need to start on the road back to economic responsibility.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Aug 4, 1982

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Explaining a vote for a balanced budget constitutional amendment.

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