10/25/2017
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"Senator Leahy was the sponsor of the 2013 version."
"The consent decrees provide a kind of bridge of accountability between police departments and the community that are enforceable."
"So in this area of voting rights, there is no question in my mind that who bears the burden to go forward to prove something has a very high burden."
"the Violence Against Women Act is one of the pieces of legislation in this country that has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support."