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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.
Do we have provisions to really treat this? Do we have provisions to give the counseling, to do the identifying of it, number one; treat it, number two, and with useful numbers of our armed services at work trying to retain them and their…
Yes, would you have your staff talk to mine. Let us know where we are on that, because it is something I have followed very closely.
I think, probably more than any time since I've been in the Senate, we see the integration and the need of using the Guard with our regular forces.
Do you feel that domestic operational use of National Guardsmen in a title 32 status would aid in providing the necessary flexibility for our states to respond to domestic emergencies such as unprovoked terrorist attacks?
I think it is critical. I have heard great things about its performance. I hope we can get the funds to expand it.
I think we have to remain diligent to follow up to see that we support the Guard and the Reserve as they support us.
I am concerned about the adequate health care for our armed services, whether it is active duty or Reserves.
I hope that the bureaucracy will get off its duff and make sure that we develop a mail system that can get the mail that our deployed troops deserve.
I'm sorry there's no real plan, despite a year-long $5 million effort by the State Department, to stop the looting that greeted our soldiers upon Saddam's fall.
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