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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.
on behalf of all Vermonters, I would like to honor Enid Wonnacott of Huntington, VT, who this month will be inducted into the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame in recognition of her more than 30 years of agricultural leadership in Vermont…
it is my honor to recognize a true friend of Vermont, State Senator Dick Sears of Bennington, who has been named by FiscalNote as the sixth most productive State senator in the United States. Senator Sears, who was first elected in 1992…
Senator Stevens believed that the Appropriations Committee was a place where good ideas rather than political party should carry the day.
several of the warring parties in the South Sudanese civil war, including President Kiir and the leader of the main opposition party, Riek Machar, recently signed a power-sharing deal to ostensibly bring to an end a conflict that has…
I just wanted to applaud what the Senator from Missouri just said. He has had a lot of experience in the other body and here in the Senate. He and I have been here since a time when we actually voted on these bills and got them done. I…
I know that Senator Shelby has spoken before and is going to speak again. I also know we are coming up on the time for some votes. Let me speak in my capacity as vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Today, as you know, the…
we yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Richardson nomination?
I sent a letter, along with Senators Feinstein and Durbin, August 16th of this year, asking we make documents related to this issue public.
I thank the senior Senator from Alabama for his kind words. I also thank our two leaders for their kind words. Senator Shelby and I met with Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer earlier this year, and we said that we want to get the…
Senator Shelby and I both worked hard through this process to keep out poison pill riders. This amendment is a partisan poison pill. We talk about repealing the Federal mandate, but of course, by doing that, we saw a direct premium…
our intelligence community unanimously agrees that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections and that there is an imminent threat to the 2018 elections. Our country, our democracy, is under attack, and we should respond. Let's heed the…
I yield to the Senator from Alabama. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
In conclusion, I thank Senator Shelby, Senator McConnell, and Senator Schumer. We worked together. It is kind of nice when something works out. I yield the floor. Amendment No. 3400 Withdrawn The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous…
What is the parliamentary situation? Are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in morning business. ____________________
Vermont is special in large part because of the dedication and kindness that Vermonters show to neighbors and strangers alike. I would like to recognize a few Vermonters in particular who went out of their way to do what needed to be done…
I yield back the remainder of my time, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill…
I do have a few comments I will make. Mr. President, I have had the privilege of serving in the U.S. Senate for 44 years. For 20 of those 44 years, I was either the chairman or the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. During those 44…
I applaud what the senior Senator from Alabama said. We worked very closely together on the weekend, yesterday, and today, and we are continuing to work on a managers' package. I also want to be able to bring up my elections security…
I appreciate the comments of the Senator preceding me, and I thank him very much. He has worked very hard in the Appropriations Committee. Senator Shelby and I have worked very hard to get a bipartisan bill. I would hope that we could have…
Senator Shelby and I and Senator Moran have worked on this. We have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendments will be considered en bloc. Amendments Nos. 3406; 3428; 3436; 3437; 3438; 3447…
I would again note that Senator Shelby and I have been working very hard on this appropriations bill, but so have a whole lot of other Senators, my colleague from Kansas being one of them. Both Republicans and Democrats want to bring the…
I have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3585, as Modified
I see nobody seeking the floor. I will speak briefly, but I would urge the Congress--both bodies--to heed the clear warnings of our intelligence community, and I urge them to take a meaningful step, an important step, toward defending our…
Watching what was a 2 percent tariff on dairy products in China get hiked up to 27 percent is very distressing for Vermont.
I simply say to the Senator from Alaska, in my having had the honor of serving here with both her father and with the former chair of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Stevens, that I hear her saying things that are very similar to…
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