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Patrick Leahy: “My dear friend, the senior Senator from Kansas, is going to speak next, but he has graciously allowed me to have the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2015
My dear friend, the senior Senator from Kansas, is going to speak next, but he has graciously allowed me to have the very few minutes I asked for, and then he will be recognized as soon as I give my statement. (The remarks of Mr. Leahy pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 222 are printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
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Patrick Leahy
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Jul 13, 2015

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