Patrick Leahy actually said...

By fighting hunger and disease, we fight the despair that can fuel violent extremism and conflict.

Leahy emphasizes the importance of addressing hunger and disease to combat extremism.

03/13/2012

More Patrick Leahy Quotes

I'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.

The legislation has been stalled far too long and it's time to act.

If the States had the capacity to deal with this issue, that's the preferred route.

We did pass the Federal hate crime legislation in 1968 in the wake of the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King.