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Robert C. Byrd: “We have performed the part of a responsible minority. We in the minority have followed a policy of responsibility.”

On the recordDecember 20, 1982
We have performed the part of a responsible minority. We in the minority have followed a policy of responsibility.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Dec 20, 1982

Editor's note · Context

Describing the Senate minority's conduct during the end-of-session legislative debate.

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