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Patrick Leahy: “The very idea of taking money from victims and law enforcement officers to educate and comfort terrorists, pedophiles…”

On the recordApril 22, 2009
The very idea of taking money from victims and law enforcement officers to educate and comfort terrorists, pedophiles, and career criminals I think is an abomination.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes funding priorities favoring criminals over victims and law enforcement.

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