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Patrick Leahy: “Yes, that is correct. Nor was it our intention throughout the negotiations to eliminate this State right.”

On the recordJune 27, 2013
Yes, that is correct. Nor was it our intention throughout the negotiations to eliminate this State right.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Jun 27, 2013

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