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Patrick Leahy: “I am deeply disappointed that my country has treated Renato this way, and I am furious that we cannot live together in…”

On the recordJune 2, 2009
I am deeply disappointed that my country has treated Renato this way, and I am furious that we cannot live together in the U.S.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Expresses frustration over U.S. immigration laws affecting same-sex couples.

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