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Patrick Leahy: “The Senator is probably aware of the fact that we have a large number of amendments that were from both Republicans and…”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
The Senator is probably aware of the fact that we have a large number of amendments that were from both Republicans and Democrats. We suggested that they are all acceptable, could probably be adopted by a voice vote, both these Republican and Democratic amendments, but that has been rejected by the other side. Is the Senator aware of that?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Jun 24, 2013

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