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Patrick Leahy: “Notwithstanding that, that does not mean that we cannot have standards that apply--the same kind of standards to crime…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Notwithstanding that, that does not mean that we cannot have standards that apply--the same kind of standards to crime labs and forensic scientists, does it?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for standards in forensic science.

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