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Patrick Leahy: “I complimented you earlier on one that did that will have a real impact. You worked with the Smithsonian to save some…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
I complimented you earlier on one that did that will have a real impact. You worked with the Smithsonian to save some treasured murals, which they thought were lost when one of the cathedrals collapsed in Haiti.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Patrick Leahy praises efforts to save cultural heritage in Haiti.

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