On the recordJuly 17, 2012
I would trust the adversarial court system before I trusted the Federal bureaucracy.
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congress.govI would trust the adversarial court system before I trusted the Federal bureaucracy.
Leahy emphasizes the reliability of the court system over federal bureaucratic processes.
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