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Patrick Leahy: “I have one other question. We have the Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
I have one other question. We have the Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that violate human rights.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the Leahy amendment's restrictions on foreign aid related to human rights violations.

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