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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
I believe based on what I have seen--and I read intelligence regularly--that we would place this Nation in jeopardy if we eliminated these two programs.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy warns against jeopardizing national security by eliminating programs.

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