Patrick Leahy said "the reason I did that--and I rarely disagree with my good friend from Wyoming; we are, after all, the only two Irish Italians in this body. But people are hurting. It is hard enough going to college, and cutting the Pell grant awards just adds to it. The student debt today exceeds one-half trillion dollars, and that is because of the erosion of Federal support. I am stating my point of order, standing with the middle class in this country, so their children and their families can be educated, and I am ready to vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the motion. The Senator from Missouri. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 23, 2018

the reason I did that--and I rarely disagree with my good friend from Wyoming; we are, after all, the only two Irish Italians in this body. But people are hurting. It is hard enough going to college, and cutting the Pell grant awards just adds to it. The student debt today exceeds one-half trillion dollars, and that is because of the erosion of Federal support. I am stating my point of order, standing with the middle class in this country, so their children and their families can be educated, and I am ready to vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the motion. The Senator from Missouri. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri.

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Patrick Leahy

Democratic · Vermont

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