On the recordJune 25, 2006
Regrettably, the Senate leadership is returning again and again to using constitutional amendments as election-year rallying cries to excite the passion of voters. That's wrong.
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Senator Leahy criticizes the Senate leadership for using constitutional amendments as political tools during election years.
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