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Robert C. Byrd: “For too long, we have chosen to ignore our own economic and human needs. We have chosen to ignore the needs of our…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 1992
For too long, we have chosen to ignore our own economic and human needs. We have chosen to ignore the needs of our children, and we have chosen to ignore the needs of our grandchildren, and their children.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Feb 7, 1992

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Opposing cuts to domestic discretionary spending in the budget debate.

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