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Patrick Leahy: “How can we look into the eyes of the parents of these children and tell them the Department of Justice and the…”

On the recordApril 22, 2009
How can we look into the eyes of the parents of these children and tell them the Department of Justice and the administration are prioritizing criminals while being overfunding of the Adam Walsh Act?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy questions the DOJ's focus on criminals over child safety.

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