Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
But I still come back to my basic point. I worry about the way this is set up, that we are seeing a shift from rural to urban, and that is what I am going to be most concerned about.
Said by
Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses concern over funding shifts from rural to urban areas.

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
Nov 29, 2022

on behalf of Vermonters, today I was proud to vote for the final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. Today, we became a slightly more perfect union by recognizing the sanctity of marriage between two individuals, regardless of gender…

govinfo.gov
Dec 8, 2022

I am worried that we are heading toward another unnecessary, manufactured crisis because our current government funding is set to expire in 8 days. So I want to take a moment and talk about how we got here, and the path forward. In fiscal…

govinfo.gov
Mar 22, 2023

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

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation