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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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Jun 6, 2017

I think it is going to endanger our Nation's natural and cultural resources.

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Jun 6, 2017

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.

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Jun 6, 2017

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.

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Jun 6, 2017

You're ignoring compelling scientific evidence. You've separated us from nearly every nation on the planet.

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Jun 6, 2017

As some have said, the intent of the administration to actually dismantle the EPA as a Federal agency over the next 4 years.

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Jun 6, 2017

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.

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Jun 6, 2017

Clean air and water, and the monitoring and the science that help achieve that, are the real priorities of the American people.

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Jun 6, 2017

This administration is tearing down the legacies of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

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Jun 6, 2017

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.

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Jun 6, 2017

You propose doing away with all of these, all of this financial support around this country.

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Jun 6, 2017

And I apologize to Senator Tester.

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Jun 6, 2017

Your budgets cuts the money. Your budget cuts out the money. Would that hurt the cleanup? It's a simple question.

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Jun 6, 2017

The EPA budget, as I said before, is really the worst I've seen. I don't think it invests in our future.

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Jun 6, 2017

Your budget is not what the American people want and deserve. They deserve better than what this budget puts forward.

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Jun 6, 2017

You said you would work with Congress to accomplish that goal.

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Jun 6, 2017

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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Jun 6, 2017

If we vote to add--to continue programs, even if they've been eliminated in the budget you present here, if we pass legislation that continues them, do I have your pledge you will follow what the Congress has done and maintain those…

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Jun 6, 2017

We have to protect important inholdings.

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Jun 5, 2017

But the Trump budget only extends and deepens those problems.

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Jun 5, 2017

Unfortunate, the President's proposed budget displays a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of a government of, by, and for the people in supporting the middle class, lifting up the most vulnerable among us, and serving our…

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Jun 5, 2017

You are not going to fulfill the goal for America, making America great, by cutting opportunities for our children and for our schools.

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Jun 5, 2017

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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May 25, 2017

today I am very pleased to join my friend, the junior Senator from Arizona, in introducing the Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017. I will have more to say about this bill, and United States policy toward Cuba, in the weeks…

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May 25, 2017

while the Office of Management and Budget was putting the finishing touches on its Orwellian-themed ``A New Foundation for American Greatness,'' the President's fiscal year 2018 budget, which proposes to eliminate or drastically reduce…

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May 25, 2017

just 1 week after a party-line vote in the Judiciary Committee, the Senate is about to vote on the nomination of Judge Amul Thapar to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. It has been more than 16 months since the Senate confirmed a Federal…

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