Patrick Leahy

Mark has the character and the qualifications to make an outstanding defense senior leader.

Mark did an outstanding job for the subcommittee and was universally respected by his peers of both parties.

I must say that I have no doubt Congress acted within the bounds of its constitutional authority.

We cannot turn our backs on these injured and ailing first responders. This is a defining issue of our American values--how we serve those who have sacrificed for our Nation.

This is an inexplicable anomaly of the law that reflects a different era. Had they been assembling, for example, this oil rig, had they had it on land and it exploded, they would be able to recover as anybody could. If it was an onshore…

We worked closely on a bipartisan investigation on what went wrong at Ruby Ridge.

We have served together almost 30 years in the Senate.

If it had not been for his herculean efforts, it would have.

There is no good reason to hold up consideration for weeks and months of nominees reported without opposition from the Judiciary Committee. I have been urging since last year that these consensus nominees be considered promptly and…

CEDAW is not a cure-all for these atrocities, but it has had a real impact in improving the lives of women and girls around the world.

Sadly, the United States is one of only seven countries in the world that has failed to ratify CEDAW.

Violence against women is at epidemic levels.

CEDAW is the only treaty to focus primarily on the human rights of women.

Expresses his grave concern about the document subversion in the foreclosure process

If law enforcement is appropriate and prosecution is appropriate, Chairman Leahy wishes very much to see that that takes place

This summer, Marcelle and I were honored to be at the Vermont Supreme Court with former Supreme Court Justice Jeff Amestoy, his wife Susan, and their daughters. Like all Vermonters, I have respected his tenure, both as attorney general and…

They have got to be stopped. And they have to be stopped.

I believe you will sleep better at night if you follow the guidelines.

We may disagree on issues, and that is fine. Just keep your word.

I think we have to show, if we were to go forward, that that mayor knowingly concealed his interest--not that he forgot.

My concern, the reason we have these hearings, is that for decades we have used the honest services fraud provision.

Restoring key tools to combat fraud and corruption is essential after the Supreme Court's Skilling decision.

I urge the Committee to defer this legislation pending further study and consideration.

We are trying to put together statutes which address what I think all of us instinctively know is criminal conduct.

The one question that I think lingers after his formulation of principles for a testimony is when he talks about a specific intent to defraud.