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Patrick Leahy: “I was not aware of that. I certainly hope it will not be the last. I hope this will happen often. I also know that the…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2001
I was not aware of that. I certainly hope it will not be the last. I hope this will happen often. I also know that the visiting Chaplain honors us, but I also hope he knows the Senate honors him. My wife's brother is a Catholic priest. One of his great moments in his priesthood was when he opened the Senate session. He reminded us of that often. This is something we should do often, and I applaud the Chaplain in using his prerogative to make this opportunity available to so many others.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing the role of the visiting Chaplain during a Senate session.

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