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On the recordJuly 12, 2006
I am sorry to find that the election-year politics seem to have diminished the work the Senate has done to find a comprehensive solution to the Nation's immigration problem.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Leahy expresses disappointment over election-year politics affecting immigration reform efforts.

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