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Patrick Leahy: “I personally called Senator Grassley on Sunday morning to let him know that we had agreed to that request.”

On the recordMay 22, 2013
I personally called Senator Grassley on Sunday morning to let him know that we had agreed to that request.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy communicated with Grassley about accommodating a request for outside witnesses.

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