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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
It is a complex policy debate and I look forward to today's testimony. And who knows? You could change my mind.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy expresses openness to new ideas in the ongoing Internet policy debate.

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