On the recordJune 8, 2014
I want to thank Chairman Leahy of the Senate Judiciary Committee for authorizing this hearing to take place in Rhode Island and for his support for reauthorization of the JJDPA.
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Acknowledging Leahy's role in organizing the hearing and supporting juvenile justice legislation.
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