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Patrick Leahy: “I appreciate the fact that the filibuster has been dropped on this very good man. This nomination has taken months to…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2012
I appreciate the fact that the filibuster has been dropped on this very good man. This nomination has taken months to get here. I would urge everybody to vote for it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Feb 17, 2012

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