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Robert C. Byrd: “We must not forget the roots from which this priceless jewel, the Constitution of the United States, came.”

On the recordMarch 1, 1994
We must not forget the roots from which this priceless jewel, the Constitution of the United States, came.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Mar 1, 1994

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Opposing a balanced budget constitutional amendment.

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