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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The budget priorities of the Bush administration have weakened some of our most important federal anti-crime programs.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy criticizes budget cuts affecting federal anti-crime programs amid a recession.

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