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Patrick Leahy: “The last thing that we need is slow-walking this kind of investigation.”

On the recordMarch 24, 2009
The last thing that we need is slow-walking this kind of investigation.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the urgency of the investigation into Countrywide Financial.

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