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Patrick Leahy: “We cannot afford to lose it now, and it is our obligation as Senators and Representatives to continue it.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
We cannot afford to lose it now, and it is our obligation as Senators and Representatives to continue it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Stressing the importance of maintaining the Voting Rights Act.

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