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Patrick Leahy: “Behind me sits Eric Holder, and the President-elect has exercised his judgment that this is the individual whom he deems…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Behind me sits Eric Holder, and the President-elect has exercised his judgment that this is the individual whom he deems best qualified--from the hundreds of thousands of lawyers serving in the United States, the best qualified to become the Attorney General of the United States.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy advocates for Eric Holder as the most qualified nominee for Attorney General.

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