Patrick Leahy

Her intensity and passion for this issue is unmatched.

LGBT youth have already been marginalized and labelled as 'different' before they even become homeless.

The National Guard does have a dual mission and also provides a first response capability to governor's in times of need.

The Guard caucus is a strong bipartisan caucus.

Just from a national security point of view, as well as the view of the United States, we want to increase this not decrease it.

We will not prevail in any major conflict without the strength of the Guard and Reserve.

I like the idea of these partnerships. I like the number of countries they go in.

I'm a strong believer in the value the Reserve components provide our country.

I am pleased that DHS has signed a pre-clearance agreement with Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Steven Blaney.

I strongly support the Step 1 standards U.S. manufacturers already meet.

In the 44-year history at EPA, you cleaned the country's drinking water, something of great significance to the health of all of us and our children and our grandchildren.

The administration's proposal in fiscal year 2016 to cut by nearly 70 percent the funding for the Lake Champlain Geographical Area Program is overwhelming to a small State like ours.

I am concerned about Step 2 and the compliance timeline.

I appreciate the majority leader making the usual request that the President be notified, but I have a sneaky suspicion the President knows what the final vote was. ____________________

This will allow us to do that, but also let the Cuban people see that it is their own government, not the United States, that is to blame for the poverty and dysfunction and repression in their country.

We have the ability to help them gain control of their own lives, but we can also expand markets for American farmers selling their product.

Last week's actions by the President are a step forward in normalizing a relationship and will test the commitment of the Cubans to this process.

The commitment to democratic ideas and human rights we share as Americans are best realized through engagement.

Cuba has used our embargo as a phony excuse for its own failed policies.

These measures are not only good for business, but they will help Cuba's agricultural capacity and make the island a better trading partner in the long run.

We should not spend scarce resources on States that make no efforts to comply with JJDPA and we should never tolerate fraud on the local, State, or Federal levels.

We need to reauthorize this statute and revive its mission.

I have been encouraged by the Department's response to Chairman Grassley's inquiries and I look forward to hearing more about how OJJDP will address compliance issues going forward.

I think that can be done, but I will work with you on this.

If property is going to be seized, just as though somebody is going to be fined or sent to prison or anything else, you have got to have due process.