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On the recordMarch 11, 2015
I can tell you right now, unless there is really strong action against some of these people, you are going to destroy something that is not only part of the culture of our State, but it is a very important industry in our State, and one in which there are some very, very hard working people who through no part of their own are wiped out.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for strong action to protect Vermont's maple syrup industry.

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