Patrick Leahy actually said...

We do want to thank the Gang of Eight and especially Senator Leahy for your leadership in the asylum arena.

Leahy's leadership in improving asylum processes was acknowledged.

04/21/2013

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If we fail to honor our consular obligations at home, American citizens, including your constituents, pay the price overseas.

the Constitution, Federal laws, and treaties to be treated as 'the supreme Law of the Land.'

we cannot possibly tweak and adjust the Constitution without going through the process of a constitutional amendment.

Our ongoing failure to respect the Vienna Convention has placed great strains on U.S. relations with Mexico.