After outlines of a possible compromise between the Obama administration and Republicans were released Wednesday, a handful of key Senate Democrats threatened to scuttle the deal, reports Newsmax. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont promised to fight “tooth and nail” to prevent any changes to a 2008 law aimed at fighting human trafficking.

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