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Patrick Leahy: “This is not just the Congress; we are talking about the ability to go after State officials, for example, who are…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2007
This is not just the Congress; we are talking about the ability to go after State officials, for example, who are diverting public money. We are talking about a group that receives Federal funds and uses bribery to get it, going after or diverting it when they do. This is not just naming 535 Members of Congress but goes further than that.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing accountability for state officials misusing federal funds.

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