Patrick Leahy: “my colleague and friend from Missouri is correct Prior user rights, if properly crafted and asserted, can be of great…”

If the Senate doesn`t repair itself we are in deep trouble in this country.

the Johnson amendment asks us to cede the power of the purse to public servants in the executive branch who are unaccountable to the voters. These public servants, dedicated though they may be, cannot possibly share the depth of knowledge…

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.

I am pleased to announce that late last night, I introduced the bipartisan, bicameral, fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill. This bill invests $772.5 billion in nondefense discretionary programs, including $118.7 billion--a…