Political Quotes

Patrick Leahy: if I may respond without the Senator losing his right to the floor, he is relying on a statute--if I recall, without…

On the recordJune 16, 2004
if I may respond without the Senator losing his right to the floor, he is relying on a statute--if I recall, without hearings; there was an amendment to the Sarbanes-Oxley bill a couple years ago on the floor. If we are talking about criminal statutes and changing them by whim, that is one that said no more debate on this. I am bringing up something that was debated rather thoroughly in the Appropriations Committee, including a bill the Senator from Virginia and I voted for last year.
Said by
Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of amendments to the Sarbanes-Oxley bill during Senate debate.

Share

More from Patrick Leahy

Dec 22, 2022

the most important technology connections are ones between people. Vermont is a place where people connecting is not only important to life, but is the very fabric of it. It was natural, I think, for me to see cyberspace as a continuation…

govinfo.gov
Dec 22, 2022

I spoke on this matter earlier this week, and I still agree with the Senator from Florida that we have a responsibility to help Americans in the wake of disasters. It does not matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat, or if you are…

govinfo.gov
Dec 15, 2022

a continuing resolution to March 10 is short-sighted and wholly unnecessary. It imperils our national security, and it ignores the real pain and consequences of inflation. Without funding from a full-year omnibus appropriations bill, the…

govinfo.gov
Nov 28, 2022

today marks the 1-year anniversary of the election of Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, the first woman to hold the office of President of Honduras. She succeeded Juan Orlando Hernandez who had discredited the office of the Presidency by colluding…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation