I will not be here next year, but I look at some who will and we will try to get a clean slate for the committee beginning at noon on January 3rd.
Patrick Leahy: “I will not be here next year, but I look at some who will and we will try to get a clean slate for the committee…”
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Leahy reflects on his departure and hopes for a fresh start for the committee.
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