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Patrick Leahy: I have listened to what has been said here. Am I correct that, in all, the Senate investigation has spent 1.3 million of…

On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
I have listened to what has been said here. Am I correct that, in all, the Senate investigation has spent 1.3 million of tax dollars, heard from over 150 witnesses, collected more than 45,000 pages of documents, and have not proven any criminal or ethical violations by anybody in the White House?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Questioning the findings of a Senate investigation during a floor debate.

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