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Patrick Leahy: “First time a parochial interest has ever come up in my 40 years on this Committee.”

On the recordMarch 11, 2015
First time a parochial interest has ever come up in my 40 years on this Committee.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy humorously notes the rarity of parochial interests in committee discussions.

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