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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Thank you, and my only concern is we have CALEA, the Communications Assistance Law Enforcement Act, which I helped draft back in the 1990's.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses his involvement in drafting a key law related to law enforcement communications.

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