I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope. Of despair and of achievement. I have seen our government at its best, but today I fear that we see our government at its worst.
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The market for horsemeat is not an American market, ... Horsemeat is shipped abroad. The three slaughterhouses in the U. S. are foreign-owned. Thus, American horses are sold to a foreign company, killed for consumption in a foreign market, and foreign-owned companies profit from the export of horsemeat. Many Americans would be shocked to learn that our animals suffer such a fate, all in order to satisfy the tastes of those living in Europe and Asia.Robert Byrd
Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.
Robert Byrd
I will never submit to fight beneath that banner with a Negro by my side. Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback
Robert Byrd
I am very pleased with the court's decision, which I believe to be a great victory for the American people and our Constitution,
Robert Byrd
Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world.
Robert Byrd
I refuse simply to toe the party line when it comes to Supreme Court justices. I hail from a conservative state. And, like a majority of my constituents, I prefer conservative judges.
Robert Byrd
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