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Patrick Leahy: “If we do nothing, we are choosing to let the corrections budget take away from the FBI's ability to disrupt terrorist…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2013
If we do nothing, we are choosing to let the corrections budget take away from the FBI's ability to disrupt terrorist groups.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the consequences of inaction on prison reform affecting national security.

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