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Patrick Leahy: “We have often debated how best to ensure our national security while protecting the freedom and the liberty and the…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
We have often debated how best to ensure our national security while protecting the freedom and the liberty and the privacy rights.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy highlights the balance between national security and individual rights.

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