On the recordFebruary 7, 1991
I said at the summit that what we need to do is invest in ourselves-the Nation. We should take off our green eyeshades. We are not here just to make ends meet, to subtract and add.
Robert C. Byrd: “I said at the summit that what we need to do is invest in ourselves-the Nation. We should take off our green eyeshades.…”
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Discussing budget caps and protection of domestic discretionary spending.
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