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Patrick Leahy: “I think the American people expect us to, and they should.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I think the American people expect us to, and they should.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy asserts that the public expects cooperation in government transparency.

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