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.
You have stated that you think there are too many burdensome EPA regulations and that you are extremely concerned about how much certain environmental regulations might cost some sectors of our economy.
You are at the heart of this administration's abandonment of our role as the global leader in addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.
You're ignoring compelling scientific evidence. You've separated us from nearly every nation on the planet.
As some have said, the intent of the administration to actually dismantle the EPA as a Federal agency over the next 4 years.
We are not looking for a one size fits all, but we want to have the remedies we had in the Violence Against Women Act that we all voted for to be there.
Clean air and water, and the monitoring and the science that help achieve that, are the real priorities of the American people.
This administration is tearing down the legacies of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.
I am deeply concerned that this budget cuts public safety and justice programs at the Bureau of Indian Affairs by more than $36 million from the fiscal year 2017 enacted level.
You propose doing away with all of these, all of this financial support around this country.
Your budgets cuts the money. Your budget cuts out the money. Would that hurt the cleanup? It's a simple question.
The EPA budget, as I said before, is really the worst I've seen. I don't think it invests in our future.
Your budget is not what the American people want and deserve. They deserve better than what this budget puts forward.
We ought to be doubling down on our investment to protect our environment for the sake of our children and our grandchildren, and curb the effects of climate change.
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You are not going to fulfill the goal for America, making America great, by cutting opportunities for our children and for our schools.
Holding Title I funds hostage to a school choice agenda, especially when it has been previously rejected in a bipartisan vote by Congress will leave the most vulnerable students and school districts behind.
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