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Patrick Leahy: “I thank the Senator. Obviously, as one of the authors of this legislation, along with the distinguished Senator from…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2000
I thank the Senator. Obviously, as one of the authors of this legislation, along with the distinguished Senator from Michigan, I would like to see the law in its present form. I just wanted to make sure, having spent enormous amounts of time with the Senator from Michigan and others to work out a compromise that allowed it to pass unanimously from this body. Had we not done otherwise, we would be in a position of having to make sure improvements made in this body were preserved within the legislation.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Discussing the importance of preserving a compromise in legislation.

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