Political Quotes

Patrick Leahy

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 198920257,290 total · peak 2011 (910)
1989: 3 quotes1997: 10 quotes2000: 1 quote2001: 5 quotes2003: 138 quotes2004: 121 quotes2005: 37 quotes2006: 17 quotes2007: 12 quotes2008: 19 quotes2009: 707 quotes2010: 868 quotes2011: 910 quotes2012: 751 quotes2013: 813 quotes2014: 670 quotes2015: 497 quotes2016: 302 quotes2017: 435 quotes2018: 339 quotes2019: 134 quotes2020: 97 quotes2021: 227 quotes2022: 169 quotes2023: 7 quotes2025: 1 quote
Mar 16, 2014

I guarantee you, every one of you has a Rutland in your State, but have they come together?

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

you and I have had the privilege of going to some of the annual Boys & Girls Clubs breakfasts in Washington, DC.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

And I agree, and they are important. And it is also important to not fight over the quarters but rather fight for a result.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

So your department supports naloxone?

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

I have never seen in my lifetime in this State a law enforcement community more fully committed to prevention and treatment efforts as we have right now.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

We have to get ahead of addiction. We cannot let it corrode our lives and our communities.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

Thank you for your unwavering support of the city of Rutland. It is appreciated by all of us who are working tirelessly to get this right.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

Without the funding secured by Senator Leahy over the years--and it does go back decades--our ability to operate the Drug Task Force at the level of success it enjoys today would not be possible.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

we spent 42 trillion in Iraq, and he was wondering, you know, that money might have been spent in other places.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

This is not a political issue. This is our children. These are our family members.

congress.gov
Mar 16, 2014

I would note for the record, because this will be a part of the permanent record of the U.S. Senate, that at least half the hands in the room went up.

congress.gov

Politicians like Patrick Leahy