Jun 27, 2012
Congress should pass this bill, and we encourage the Committee to further consider how the EB-5 program may synergistically advance our national goal of energy independence.
Patrick Leahy
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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.
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Jun 26, 2012
He writes: Amid concerns that the judicial confirmation process is about to fall victim to presidential election year politics through the invocation of the ``Thurmond Rule,'' I am writing on behalf of the American Bar Association to…
Jun 26, 2012
on July 4, the Nation will celebrate the 46th anniversary of the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA. The ``right to know'' is a cornerstone of our Democracy. For five decades, Americans have counted on FOIA to help shed…
Jun 26, 2012
the Republican efforts to shutdown Senate confirmations of qualified judicial nominees who have bipartisan support do not help the American people. This is a shortsighted policy at a time when the judicial vacancy rate remains almost twice…
Jun 26, 2012
I am pleased that Congress will finally send to the President the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, FDASIA. This legislation previously received overwhelming support in the Senate and was passed by the…
Jun 25, 2012
I mean, this is Orwellian in the evilness, and it is evil as well as illegal.
Jun 25, 2012
It is time for Congress to once again take action to stop the latest reprehensible tactics that are being used against African Americans, Latinos, and other minorities to interfere with their right to vote.
Jun 25, 2012
this, in fact, is an attempt to undermine a very core value that we have in the democratic process, which is the right to vote
Jun 25, 2012
Even during the Bush administration, the Department of Justice conducted its own investigation over a period of 5 years and did not find any type of massive voter impersonation fraud taking place across this country.
Jun 25, 2012
I think that those on the Court who opened the floodgates to unlimited and unaccountable corporate spending on federal political campaigns have now taken another step to break down public safeguards against corporate money drowning out the…
Jun 25, 2012
President Obama has inaccurately attacked the Supreme Court rulings that protect core political speech.
Jun 25, 2012
I am the son of a printer from Vermont, and I remember my parents one time as a child telling me to protect and revere the First Amendment, the right of free speech, the right to practice any religion you want, or none if you want…
Jun 25, 2012
we need a uniform law, particularly on the federal level, to ensure that we do have this type of enforcement by the Federal Government
Jun 25, 2012
It is intended to protect one of the most fundamental rights Americans enjoy: the right to vote.
Jun 25, 2012
Nothing is so politically effective as the ability to charge that one's opponent and his associates are in all probability crooks.
Jun 25, 2012
the need for the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act is documented, it is real.
Jun 25, 2012
I think of my grandparents who were immigrants from Italy and very, very proud American citizens
Jun 25, 2012
Every time I see my friend John Lewis, I cannot help but think it was not that long ago when Congressman Lewis was a young man marching for the right to vote and nearly died because he wanted to exercise his right to vote.
Jun 21, 2012
next week I will probably speak more about this. But looking at tax policy and debt and whatnot--I urge Senators to look at the article written by Walter Pincus in today's Washington Post. The two wars we have been in, Iraq and…
Jun 21, 2012
today, I am proud to introduce the Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2012. This legislation takes important new steps to ensure the fairness of our criminal justice system for all participants. First, this bill seeks to…
Jun 21, 2012
I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.
Jun 21, 2012
Vermont boasts many gems that draw visitors to our Green Mountains. Among them is Shelburne Farms, known to many Vermonters--and many visitors to Vermont--for its work on historic preservation, agriculture, sustainability, and nutrition…
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