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Patrick Leahy: “In both my time in the Senate and previous career as a prosecutor, I always felt people who did the wrongdoing should be…”

On the recordJune 28, 2011
In both my time in the Senate and previous career as a prosecutor, I always felt people who did the wrongdoing should be held responsible.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the importance of holding wrongdoers accountable.

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