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.
May 6, 2015
Our patent system is a wonderful thing to have, and bad actors that use abusive practices, they discredit it.
May 6, 2015
Let me be clear: AIA reviews are critical elements in the overall framework of a properly functioning patent system.
May 6, 2015
I do not share them. I think the customer stay provision is a very carefully crafted compromise among many different stakeholder groups.
May 5, 2015
You have pushed hard on changes to work on the issue of sexual assault in the military.
May 5, 2015
U.S. law limits U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to 33 percent of total contributions by all governments.
May 5, 2015
This is an important hearing on one of our most cherished open government laws, the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA.
May 5, 2015
You know, I am not the first among the members here to talk about how we have to do more with less.
May 5, 2015
There are no objections on the Democratic side to move forward with this legislation.
May 5, 2015
There has never been a time in my 41 years here in the Senate when the military has been as small as it is now.
May 5, 2015
I will never forget after we got devastated a few years ago in a hurricane in Vermont, flying into towns that had been totally cut off.
May 5, 2015
Ebola was a relatively easy disease to detect and contain before a person experiences symptoms.
May 5, 2015
We are seeing increases in parts of this country. You would think it would be decreasing everywhere in the world.
May 5, 2015
this week, the Senate is poised to pass the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015. The law enforcement community is unified in its support of this program because it quite simply saves lives. To date, this…
May 5, 2015
In the President's fiscal year 2016 request for PEPFAR, there is a $300 million impact fund.
May 5, 2015
It seems that the way we are going to end our use of anti-personnel landmines on the Korean Peninsula--which President Obama has said he wants to do--is by developing technological and/or doctrinal and tactical alternatives.
May 5, 2015
When you are in the wealthiest country on earth, we have some moral responsibilities.
May 5, 2015
I cannot think of programs we fund that has stronger support than global health.
Apr 30, 2015
today, I am introducing the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015. This comprehensive legislation will help ensure that the corporations Americans entrust with their most personal information are taking steps to keep it secure. Data…
Apr 30, 2015
Vermont is among only 22 States in the Nation with a minimum wage higher than that of the Federal minimum wage. The Green Mountain State has long recognized the importance of paying workers a fair and livable wage, and it is past time for…
Apr 30, 2015
Last week, the Senate considered a very important amendment to S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Senator Collins and I offered amendment No. 290, the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, which was…
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