“Congratulations to NASA and the entire Artemis team on an extraordinary mission.”
“Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
“I’m not personalizing it. I’m just pointing out somebody’s record.”
“America’s energy producers take hit after hit from climate extremists who target them with excessive lawsuits.”
“There is nothing that ICE says that you should believe, and anything they say you should doubt immediately.”

Political Quotes

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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Mar 6, 2003

the Omnibus Mercury Emissions Reduction Act, to control mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources.

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Mar 6, 2003

I wish we could get the document issued.

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Jan 29, 2003

We also have the lowest crime rate in the country. Maybe it is because they figure that everybody is armed.

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Jan 29, 2003

But you understand some of the concerns that many of us up here are suggesting, that the States are suddenly being protected from taking responsibility for discrimination, for example, that they or their agencies decide to do or violating…

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Jan 29, 2003

I think as judges we have to be very concerned about the rights of defendants, especially in capital cases.

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Jan 29, 2003

So now he could only recover a quarter of a million?

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Jan 29, 2003

This deification never happens to the 100 members of the U.S. Senate, you understand.

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Jan 29, 2003

I have no question that the disparity between crack and powder cocaine is unjustified.

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Jan 29, 2003

Actually, I tend to agree, and I will look at your legislation.

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Jan 29, 2003

I will take some credit for that, for having established the toughest drunk-driving program in the State when I was a prosecutor.

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Jan 29, 2003

I appreciate you moving down here to accommodate especially the disabled people earlier.

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Jan 29, 2003

Why should it not compensate victims for the harm it wrongly causes?

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