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Robert C. Byrd: “Exhortations do not make for jobs and prosperity is not made out of empty promises and wishful thinking. The country…”

On the recordAugust 15, 1958
Exhortations do not make for jobs and prosperity is not made out of empty promises and wishful thinking. The country needs a positive economic program which will create additional jobs, increase the purchasing power of the American people, restore confidence in the business community, and create the conditions which make for prosperity and plenty.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Aug 15, 1958

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Supporting a bill to aid the unemployed during the recession.

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