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Robert C. Byrd: “Partisanship will surely be an element in our debates. But we must not allow partisanship to overwhelm us.”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1988
Partisanship will surely be an element in our debates. But we must not allow partisanship to overwhelm us.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jan 25, 1988

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Opening the second session of the 100th Congress.

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