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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
It was a great idea. It was one of the first pieces of teeth that we have seen in the law anytime, anywhere.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy praised the enforcement provision of the OPEN Government Act of 2007.

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