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Robert C. Byrd: “We have made a commitment to those who have labored through their lives and to those whom fate has left unable to…”

On the recordMay 2, 1983
We have made a commitment to those who have labored through their lives and to those whom fate has left unable to provide for themselves-and we must defend that commitment.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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May 2, 1983

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Supporting a resolution opposing proposed Medicare benefit cuts.

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