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On the recordApril 27, 2009
If you look back at the history of this legislation, when the Victims of Crime Act was passed, there was not a whole lot at the State level.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden emphasizes the lack of state-level initiatives before the Victims of Crime Act.

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