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Patrick Leahy: “Last year, I led the bipartisan effort to pass the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
Last year, I led the bipartisan effort to pass the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act to enforce laws against stealing America's intellectual property.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy discusses his leadership in passing a key intellectual property enforcement law.

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