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Patrick Leahy: “It is very clear that Congress did not intend age discrimination to be treated differently from any of the other types…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
It is very clear that Congress did not intend age discrimination to be treated differently from any of the other types of discrimination.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes that age discrimination should be treated equally under the law.

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