Jun 25, 2012
It is time for Congress to once again take action to stop the latest reprehensible tactics that are being used against African Americans, Latinos, and other minorities to interfere with their right to vote.
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 25, 2012
The need for the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act is documented, it is real.
Jun 25, 2012
It is intended to protect one of the most fundamental rights Americans enjoy: the right to vote.
Jun 25, 2012
I am the son of a printer from Vermont, and I remember my parents one time as a child telling me to protect and revere the First Amendment, the right of free speech, the right to practice any religion you want, or none if you want…
Jun 25, 2012
Every time I see my friend John Lewis, I cannot help but think it was not that long ago when Congressman Lewis was a young man marching for the right to vote and nearly died because he wanted to exercise his right to vote.
Jun 25, 2012
Nothing is so politically effective as the ability to charge that one's opponent and his associates are in all probability crooks.
Jun 25, 2012
I think that those on the Court who opened the floodgates to unlimited and unaccountable corporate spending on federal political campaigns have now taken another step to break down public safeguards against corporate money drowning out the…
Jun 25, 2012
This, in fact, is an attempt to undermine a very core value that we have in the democratic process, which is the right to vote
Jun 25, 2012
Even during the Bush administration, the Department of Justice conducted its own investigation over a period of 5 years and did not find any type of massive voter impersonation fraud taking place across this country.
Jun 25, 2012
I mean, this is Orwellian in the evilness, and it is evil as well as illegal.
Jun 25, 2012
I think of my grandparents who were immigrants from Italy and very, very proud American citizens
Jun 25, 2012
President Obama has inaccurately attacked the Supreme Court rulings that protect core political speech.
Jun 20, 2012
I completely agree. We need to ensure that Federal programs are carried out in a manner that ensures we keep as much agricultural land in working production as we possibly can. In Vermont, our forests are an important part of that…
Jun 20, 2012
Like New Hampshire, Vermont is one of the most forested States in the country. Even farms with a significant amount of open space tend to have significant forested acreage and both are feeling tremendous development pressures. While many…
Jun 19, 2012
Well, and I agree with you. You explored the poles on that, and I agree with you on both of them.
Jun 19, 2012
I mean it as a compliment and not as a pejorative when I talk about a roadshow, but have those worked out pretty well in your mind?
Jun 19, 2012
I hope, following the bipartisan example of President Bush and President Obama, that we can implement legislation in the same bipartisan and bicameral manner as we did on patent reform.
Jun 19, 2012
Nine months ago, the U.S. Congress did something that has become all too rare. It sent to the President bipartisan legislation that is going to unleash American innovation to create jobs and improve our economy.
Jun 11, 2012
I appreciate and admire the Senator's concern. He has expressed it. He has stated it very clearly.
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