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On the recordMarch 3, 2009
While a commission of inquiry is the best way to get the facts out, Congress, the Justice Department, and the public should decide what to do with those facts.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy stresses the need for collective decision-making on findings.

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