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Robert C. Byrd: “What does America stand for if we do not stand for freedom in Lithuania? What does America stand for if we do not stand…”

On the recordApril 5, 1990
What does America stand for if we do not stand for freedom in Lithuania? What does America stand for if we do not stand for freedom in Estonia? And what does America stand for if we do not stand for freedom in Latvia and are willing to say so?
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 5, 1990

Editor's note · Context

Urging the United States to support independence for the Baltic nations.

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