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On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
Well, thank you. And, incidentally, Mr. Baker, I think the House of Representatives would find it very difficult to accept the mandatory minimum, and certainly I do not intend to include it in the bill that I will put forward.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses doubt about including mandatory minimums in his proposed bill.

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