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On the recordDecember 9, 2014
It was reported by this Committee and then in a Senate, sometimes called divisive, it passed the Senate unanimously.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy reflects on the bipartisan support for the IPEC legislation.

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