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Patrick Leahy: “When I introduced the bill, I said that it was intended to help make all of us a little freer to watch what we choose…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2012
When I introduced the bill, I said that it was intended to help make all of us a little freer to watch what we choose, without public scrutiny.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy reflects on the purpose of the Video Privacy Protection Act.

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