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Robert C. Byrd: “The American people are looking to us to act responsibly, swiftly, and surely to address the drug abuse epidemic. We…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1986
The American people are looking to us to act responsibly, swiftly, and surely to address the drug abuse epidemic. We must not shirk this responsibility.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Oct 15, 1986

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Urging removal of a death penalty provision so the antidrug bill can pass.

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