Patrick Leahy

Do you need further resources? Now here is your chance.

It seems every time you weighed in on legality of the statute, you come to one conclusion, the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.

The cost for that deployment is estimated to be over $500 million. I know you were told the Guard would rightly be reimbursed for these costs.

For all the discussion about deterring China and Russia, it is also important to remember the United States has always been most successful and best protected when it works with many other nations.

The budget request totals $715 billion for the Department of Defense. It is a 1.6 percent increase over FY 2021.

President Biden does not propose to cut defense spending. He proposes a 1.6 percent increase.

The United States Defense budget, while an important component, is just one component of the overall strength of our Nation.

It is also true that without domestic investments in education and healthcare, research, economic development, and science, we cannot train and equip a successful defense.

I have said before, and past secretaries of Defense of both parties' administrations have agreed with me, that our Nation's defense is strongest when we invest not only in our military, but in our people, in the best of priorities that are…

I am so pleased to see the new $1 billion fund proposed by the administration to help schools hire more counselors, nurses, and mental health professionals.

A more substantial and expedient transition towards electric and zero-emission transportation is critical to address the worsening impacts of climate change.

Thank you very much. And coming from Vermont, you know I am going to talk about the dairy economy and producers.

It also further exposes the weaknesses and injustices that our consolidated food supply chain has long contained.

I was glad to see the Administration's budget for USDA reflects the President's commitment to our rural communities.

I just made a note to myself, in 20 some odd years asking questions of cabinet members about when are you going to do something, it is the first time I got today.

These communities were really hurt badly during the past year.

A more substantial and expedient transition towards electric and zero-emission transportation is critical to address the worsening impacts of climate change.

We need to get people back to work, and housing needs to be part of those priorities.

We clearly need a united approach to reverse this trend.

This is an honest and clean request that avoids previous gimmicks to eliminate popular programs like CDBG and HOME as a budgetary offset because, frankly, these are hugely popular programs that create real change in communities that have…

I am honored to continue the legacy that my friend Senator Collins has established for the subcommittee as a voice of unwavering support for the prevention of homelessness, the preservation of affordable housing, and the advancement of…

I support your proposal and using incentives to eliminate exclusionary zoning.

Last Congress, Senators Hassan, Kaine, and I introduced the Prevent Evictions Act, which would create a landlord-tenant mediation grant program.

Sufficient funding for research is essential for finding an effective cure against ALS.

Transparency in the FDA's process of reviewing and approving potential therapies for ALS is also of the upmost importance.