Patrick Leahy

The Guard uses its outreach programs to reach out to personnel where they live.

I have found the questions here and answers interesting.

These programs fill a serious gap in the Guard behavioral health.

I have long supported improvements in military medical care through information technology and increased use of it.

Well, please look carefully and work with my office.

The last year's doubling of Army Guard suicides shows that the Army falls short.

What is the legal standard to apply if you want to obtain information by using or installing a global positioning device?

Now, I understand the Department is considering appealing this case. Am I correct?

Would it help to have some clarification specifically in this area?

I think there is a willingness of Republicans and Democrats to work together on this.

I would like to see us move forward.

Reforms must also encourage American innovation, and they have got to instill confidence in American consumers, law enforcement, and the business community.

Meaningful ECPA reform must carefully balance privacy rights, public safety, and security.

I have always watched OLC do that.

Doesn't Gideon stand for the principle that, to be meaningful, such a fundamental right as a right to counsel requires assurances that it can be exercised?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I worry that too often that an individual's right to effective counsel depends upon how much money they might have.

Thank you, and my only concern is we have CALEA, the Communications Assistance Law Enforcement Act, which I helped draft back in the 1990's.

Religious freedom is destroyed by attacks on people . . . because of their religion and by the terrible misuse of religion to incite hatred and even justify violence.

That is nonsense, and I would hope that Americans will remember why our Founding Fathers established this great Nation.

The First Amendment in our Bill of Rights is one of the most defining principles of our national character.

The Obama administration has come out with new directives on the use of Miranda warnings which would make very clear if you have got somebody who looks like they have a bomb in Times Square, you can question them about the bomb and not…

If you guarantee diversity and protect the idea of diversity, you guarantee democracy.

Fanning the flames of hate against those with different faith traditions runs contrary to our American values.

The Constitution is not a menu with options to choose based on the political whims of the moment.