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On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I hope we can proceed to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program and other important law enforcement measures, and Congress will join together with one voice to send a strong, clear message to our Nation's law enforcement officers that we will do all we can to protect them, as they protect us.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy calls for bipartisan support to protect law enforcement through reauthorization.

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