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Patrick Leahy is a former United States Senator from Vermont, serving from 1975 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving senator in Vermont's history and held significant leadership roles, including President pro tempore of the Senate. Throughout his tenure, Leahy was known for his work on issues such as civil liberties, health care, and environmental protection. He played a key role in various legislative efforts, including the Violence Against Women Act and initiatives to reform the criminal justice system.
Vermont is home to hundreds of world-class small businesses, each of which dots our economic landscape with their unique and often award-winning offerings. Our reputation for quality has made the ``Vermont brand'' one that is valued and…
I recently joined with Representative Sensenbrenner to introduce the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act.
Last, and I apologize to Senator Grassley, but we talked about the Federal prison population--this is something of concern to many of us here--has grown by more than 500 percent in the last 30 years.
I want to thank you and the Department of Justice for really over these past years viewing these legal issues on their merits, on their legal merits, putting politics aside.
I applaud the President's apparent determination to use his authority more aggressively and more vigorously in areas that matter so much to the well-being of the American people.
I hope you will join me in the view, that the President remains completely committed to end gun violence in this country.
Please do, because you have broad bipartisan support across the political spectrum to find our way out of this.
The all one-size-fits-all we have realized, one, it does not make us safer; two, it does not deter crime; but, three, it means we are spending a huge amount of money on things that do not make us better.
I will continue to push for passage of my USA FREEDOM Act, as well as legislation to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
I thank him for his service and restoring Americans' faith in a Department that has in the past at times lost sight of its core mission.
We are all working together to try to get something that not only makes sense but can pass.
I appreciate the comments from my two dear friends, the Senator from Iowa and the Senator from Alabama. They have been friends of mine for decades, and we have traveled and conspired together--always conspiring for the good of the country…
with the distinguished senior Senator from Alabama on the floor, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 4:45 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between Senators Reed of Rhode Island and Durbin; further, that the time from 4:45…
almost five decades ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the original Voting Rights Act into law. At the signing, he spoke eloquently about the central purpose of the law. He said: This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only…
I tell the distinguished Presiding Officer, he can tell by all the various clauses of that why we Senators are merely constitutional impediments to our staff who write it up, and why I held it in my hand to read it and make sure it was…
I am concerned about the nature of our security cooperation with Uzbekistan and strongly support the assistance conditions outlined in section 7076 of the FY14 appropriations law related to human rights, the establishment of a multiparty…
I should first note I am pleased to see the Presiding Officer. It is a pleasure to share the podium with him today. I ask unanimous consent that upon the completion of my remarks, the Chair recognize the senior Senator from Illinois, Mr…
after many long days and nights of four- party negotiations across a dozen subcommittees over the past month, on Sunday night the Appropriations Committee completed work on the fiscal year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act. I commend…
I think Americans across the political spectrum want us to have this debate and want to have a clearer understanding of what is going on.
the executive branch claims about the effectiveness of Section 215 phone records are overblown, even misleading
When you talk about 9/11, one of the biggest problems there is that we had the information, it would have prevented 9/11.
tonight we will vote on the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Late last week, we were finally able to invoke cloture on his nomination, after it was unjustifiably filibustered by…
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