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Patrick Leahy: “Our bill will allow us to go after those people and put them in jail.”

On the recordApril 27, 2009
Our bill will allow us to go after those people and put them in jail.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the importance of a bill targeting fraud against the elderly.

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