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Patrick Leahy: “We then had one very important thing happen: we had 9/11, which put huge additional burdens on State and local law…”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
We then had one very important thing happen: we had 9/11, which put huge additional burdens on State and local law enforcement.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses the impact of 9/11 on law enforcement resources.

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