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Robert C. Byrd: “It is time somebody stood up for the American economy. It is time somebody stood up for American workers. It is time…”

On the recordMay 13, 1982
It is time somebody stood up for the American economy. It is time somebody stood up for American workers. It is time somebody stood up for American jobs.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 13, 1982

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Supporting an amendment on domestic specialty metals in defense procurement.

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