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On the recordMay 24, 2012
It is unfortunate that the three synthetic drug bills that the Judiciary Committee passed last summer have been unable to move on the Senate floor because they have been held up by one Senator. They have been cleared for Senate passage on the Democratic side for some time.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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