Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy chairs a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) listens to testimony at a committee hearing on "The Performance Rights Act and Parity among Music Delivery Platforms" on Capitol Hill in Washington on August 4, 2009. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn
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