May 16, 2011
I want them to feel welcome here, just as other countries make us feel welcome.
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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May 16, 2011
We need to have Chief Fisher actually hold forums throughout Vermont, need to meet with the community, explain what the theory of action is, reach out, listen to people's complaints, and explain why they do what they do.
May 16, 2011
I cannot tell you the number of complaints I get by Vermonters who get stopped there and have proof demanded of them that they are American citizens.
May 16, 2011
Could you support the creation of a pre-clearance facility at a train station, say, in Montreal, very similar to the kind of pre-clearance facilities that you have in a lot of our foreign airports?
May 16, 2011
Canada is an enormous trading partner. We have our security concerns, but we also have major economic concerns.
May 16, 2011
We have to prove that they are secure, but we have to also make sure that people can move back and forth.
May 16, 2011
I worry that insufficient staffing will also cause excessive delays at the ports of entry.
May 16, 2011
As difficult as it may be politically for some, we are going to have to have a comprehensive immigration policy.
May 16, 2011
I appreciate what the President said last week about efforts to enact comprehensive immigration reform.
May 16, 2011
I was very disturbed by these cuts and sent a letter to House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers and DHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt asking that these cuts be reconsidered.
May 10, 2011
I see the distinguished senior Senator from California on the floor. I will yield, of course, to her. She has been indefatigable in her support of Judge Chen in the committee, in the Halls of the Senate, and in her steadfast work with the…
May 10, 2011
Am I correct that we are now on the nomination of Ed Chen to the District Court for the Northern District of California? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.
May 10, 2011
The 158th Fighter Wing is going to have three F-16s shifted into back-up inventory.
May 10, 2011
I want you to know that Senator Graham and I are determined to keep empowering the Guard.
May 10, 2011
We cannot afford as a country to lose that capability, and we need to preserve the life of those airplanes.
May 10, 2011
We want to continue to do this. We pursued a separate funding for the Guard and Reserve components.
May 10, 2011
I want to compliment Senator Murray on her legislation, which she is introducing today.
May 10, 2011
I expect the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an exhaustive and careful analysis of this acquisition and its impact on competition.
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