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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
I think all of us hope we can get agreement on a bill that the President can sign, so we just don't have speeches on the floors of both bodies, but no piece of legislation at the end.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses hope for bipartisan agreement on Ukraine assistance legislation.

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