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December
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  • 27 - Release - Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On State Department And Foreign Operations) To The Assassination Of Benazir Bhutto 

  • 26 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The NFL’s Decision To Allow Local Broadcast Of The Patriots-Giants Game On Saturday

  • 21 - Release - Congress Eases Asylum Rules That Shut Out Terror Victims And U.S. Allies Like The Hmong, The Montagnards, And Refugees From Iraq And Afghanistan

  • 21 - Release - Leahy And Specter Call For Preservation And Production Of Recordings Of Detainee Interrogations

  • 21 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Signing Of S. 888, The Genocide Accountability Act Of 2007

  • 20 - Release - Leahy: Passport Requirement At The Northern Border Will Be Nixed Until 2009 At The Earliest

  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On 2007 Executive Nominations

  • 19 - Release - Senate Passes Legislation To Improve National Firearms Background Check System

  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Introduction Of The Domestic Partnership Benefits And Obligations Act Of 2007

  • 19 - Release - Body Armor For Officers In Communities Facing Hardship: Leahy, Clinton, Mikulski, Shelby And Landrieu Offer Bill For Need-Based Waivers Of The Local Matching Requirement In The Bulletproof Vest Grant Program

  • 19 - Release - Court Security Reforms Clear Congress 

  • 19 - Release - Specter, Leahy Send Letter To NFL Commissioner

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On The Nomination Of Mark Filip To Be Deputy Attorney General ***Audio available***

  • 18 - Statement - Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

  • 18 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Passage Of S. 2135, The Child Soldiers Accountability Act Of 2007

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of John Daniel Tinder To The Seventh Circuit

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Leahy-Stevens WHTI Provision In The Omnibus

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Funding For The Justice For All Act Programs

  • 18 - Statement - Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Feingold-Reid-Leahy Amendment on Iraq

  • 18 - Release - Leahy Again Backs Iraq Exit Timeline, Will Oppose Funding Bill Without It ***Video Available***

  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Hatch, Berman, And Issa Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation To Give Fair Compensation To Musical Artists

  • 18 - Release - Bill To Increase Government Transparency Heading To President’s Desk ***Video Available***

  • 18 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Amendment To Strike Immunity From The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007, S.2248

  • 18 - Release - FY’08 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Includes Leahy-Feinstein Reforms To Restrict The Sale Or Transfer Of Cluster Bombs

  • 18 - Release - Senate Passes Critical Court Security Legislation

  • 17 - Release - Leahy, Welch Lead Congressional Efforts To Pass Compact To Help Joint Disaster Relief Efforts Along New England-Canadian Border

  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Consideration Of S. 2248,
    The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007

  • 14 - Letter - Congressional Delegation Letter to NFL Commissioner Goodell

  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Senate’s Consideration Of Legislation To Amend The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

  • 14 - Release - Senate Unanimously Passes Revised OPEN Government Bill

  • 14 - Release - Senate OKs Farm Bill That Renews MILC Program And Advances A Wide Range Of Other Vermont Priorities

  • 14 - Release - Leahy’s National Guard Empowerment Reforms Clear Congress, Giving Guard A Voice In Key Decisions On Equipment, Missions And Manpower

  • 14 - Release - Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Attorney General Mukasey’s Response To Leahy-Specter Letter About The Department Of Justice’s Investigation Into The Destruction Of CIA Interrogation Tapes

  • 13 - Release - Judiciary Committee Passes Bill To Reauthorize Funding For National Center For Missing And Exploited Children

  • 13 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Contempt Citations For Rove, Bolten In Bipartisan Vote ***Audio and video available***

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution, On “S. 1782, The Arbitration Fairness Act Of 2007”

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senator Gregg's Amendment About Medical Malpractice Caps For Rural Woman And Children

  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Retroactivity Vote On Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing Policy

  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The “School Safety And Law Enforcement Improvement Act”

  • 11 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “The Sunshine In Litigation Act: Does Court Secrecy Undermine Public Health And Safety?”

  • 11 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “The Legal Rights Of Guantanamo Detainees”

  • 11 - Release - Leahy And Bond Announce Key Victories For National Guard In Defense Authorization Bill

  • 11 - Release - Leahy Invites Vermonters To Nominate Candidates For ‘Above & Beyond Citizen Honors’

  • 11 - Release - Leahy, Specter Query Attorney General Mukasey On DOJ Investigation Into Destroyed CIA Interrogation Tapes

  • 06 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On News Reports Of The CIA’s Admission That It Destroyed Videotapes Of Harsh Interrogations

  • 05 - Release - Leahy Sets Hearing For Deputy Attorney General Nominee

  • 05 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On “Reauthorization Of The Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Act:  Protecting Our Children And Our Communities” ***Audio and video available***

  • 04 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Reintroduction Of The OPEN Government Act

  • 04 - Release - Leahy And Cornyn Introduce Revised OPEN Government Act, Urge Senate And House To Swiftly Pass FOIA Improvement Bill To Increase Government Transparency

  • 04 - Release - Sanders, Leahy, Welch Propose $1 Billion For Home Heating Aid

  • 04 - Release - Leahy: White House Delays Sending Key Department Of Justice Nominations

  • 03 - Release - Leahy Tallies Judiciary Panel’s Legislative Output As 1st Session Of New Congress Heads Into Home Stretch

  • 01 - Letter - Senator Patrick Leahy’s Legislative Health Priorities - Vermont Medical Society Newsletter
     

November
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  • 30 - Release - Judiciary Chairman Leahy Hits Administrative Errors That Are Producing Mounting Naturalization Application Backlogs, Which Threaten To Disenfranchise Many For The 2008 Elections

  • 30 - Release - Leahy Presses Citizenship And Immigration Director On Fair Wages For Vermont Service Center Employees

  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Protests By Pakistan’s Lawyers Against The Undermining Of The Rule Of Law

  • 29 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Death Of Former Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.)

  • 29 - Release - Leahy Takes Next Step On White House Subpoenas, Directing Compliance By Current And Former White House Officials

  • 26 - Fact Sheet - At-A-Glance Facts About Vermont’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

  • 26 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee On State Department And Foreign Operations) On The Opening Dinner Monday Night For The Annapolis Talks On Mideast Peace

  • 19 - Release - Sen. Leahy Announces 100 More Jobs On The Way To Bennington Plant

  • 16 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Led Anti-Cyber Crime Bill

  • 15 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial And Executive Nominations
    Executive Business Meeting 

  • 15 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Judiciary Committee’s Action On Legislation To Amend The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

  • 15 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On President Bush’s Intention To Make Nominations For Vacant Positions In The Department Of Justice

  • 15 - Statement - Opening Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting ***Audio available.***

  • 14 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee On Human Rights And The Law, Hearing On “No Safe Haven: Accountability For Human Rights Violators In The United States”

  • 13 - Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) At The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber Of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Committee On The Judiciary, On Delay In Senate Passage Of The Identity Theft Enforcement And Restitution Act Of 2007

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Exploring The Scope Of Public Performance Rights”

  • 09 - Release - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Slam Bush Administration For Targeting MILC Program In White House’s New Veto Threat To The Farm Bill

  • 08 - Statement - Congressional Record Statement Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Michael B. Mukasey To Be The Attorney General Of The United States ***Audio available***

  • 08 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Michael B. Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States

  • 08 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting ***Audio available***

  • 08 - Release - Judiciary Committee Chairman Urges Passage Of Reporters’ Shield Law

  • 08 - Release - Congress Overrides President’s Veto Of Water Resources Bill

  • 08 - Release - Leahy Renews Request For White House Legal Documents On Torture

  • 07 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On “Examining U.S. Government Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights” ***Audio and video available.***

  • 07 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Introduction Of The Intellectual Property Enforcement Bill Of 2007

  • 07 - Release - Leahy, Cornyn Introduce Bill To Step Up Enforcement Of Laws That Protect America’s Intellectual Property

  • 07 - Release - Leahy Presses Secretary Rice On Defending Americans Abroad From Waterboarding

  • 06 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Implementation Delays For The REAL ID Act

  • 06 - Release - Senators Urge EPA To Approve Northeast Mercury Plan And Enhance National Mercury Pollution Standards

  • 06 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Michael B. Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States ***Audio and video available.***

  • 05 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Developments In Pakistan

  • 05 - Release - Retired Generals Agree That Waterboarding Is Torture And Is Illegal

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Michael B. Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States ***Audio available.***

  • 02 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Sri Lanka

  • 01 - Release - Judiciary Committee Passes Leahy-Specter Anti-Cyber Crime Legislation

  • 01 - Release - Judiciary Committee Passes Leahy Bill To Combat Public Corruption

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Julie L. Myers
    Executive Business Meeting November 1, 2007

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial And Executive Nominations Executive Business Meeting

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting ***Audio and video available.***
     

October
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  • 31 - Release - Leahy, Feinstein Press Justice Department On U.S. Attorney Vacancies October 31, 2007

  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chariman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "FISA Amendments: How To Protect America's Security And Privacy And Preserve The Rule Of Law And Government Accountability" October 31, 2007

  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, In Scheduling Judiciary Committee Consideration Of The Nomination Of Michael Mukasey October 31, 2007

  • 31 - Release - Mukasey Sends Answers To Judiciary Committee 

  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Receipt Of Response To Letter On Waterboarding From Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey

  • 30 - Release - Leahy To White House: Declassify Torture Document

  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Immunity Granted To Blackwater USA Bodyguards In State Department’s Investigation Of Deadly Shooting Incident In Iraq

  • 27 - Release - Reaction Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The President’s Comments
    About The Senate’s Consideration Of The Mukasey Nomination

  • 26 - Release - Judiciary Committee Releases Questions To Mukasey

  • 26 - Release - Leahy Presses White House For Torture Documents

  • 25 - Release - Leahy, Snowe Urge EPA To Approve Northeast Mercury Plan And Enhance National Mercury Pollution Standards

  • 25 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On Committee Consideration Of The Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007

  • 25 - Release - Key Panel OKs Farm Bill That Renews MILC Program And Features Wide Range Of Other Vermont Priorities Championed By Leahy

  • 25 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Senate Farm Bill’s Extension Of And Improvements In The MILC Program

  • 24 - Release - Leahy Calls On Senate To Consider Media Shield Legislation

  • 24 - Release - Vermont Highlights in Senate's 2007 Farm Bill, Senate Agriculture Committee Markup

  • 22 - Letter - Leahy And Specter Send Letter To White House Again Requesting Access To Warrantless Surveillance Documents In Advance Of Judiciary Panel’s Consideration Of FISA Bill

  • 22 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Passing Of The Honorable James L. Oakes

  • 19 - Release - Senate Approves Leahy-Hatch Amendment Restoring $15 M. To Boys And Girls Clubs

  • 18 - Closing Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, At The Conclusion Of Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey’s Testimony

  • 17 - Release - Senate Votes To Extend ‘Returning Worker Exemption’

  • 17 - Opening Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy Hearing On The Nomination Of Michael B. Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States Senate Judiciary Committee

  • 16 - Blog Post - Judge Mukasey's Confirmation Hearings Are The First Step In The Process Of Restoring Trust In The Department Of Justice 

  • 16 - Release - Leahy And Specter Introduce Bill To Add And Toughen Penalties For Identity Theft And Fraud

  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Specter Announce Joint Witnesses For Confirmation Hearing On The Nomination Of Judge Michael Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States

  • 15 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Passing Of Judge James Oakes  October 15, 2007

  • 15 - Release - Mukasey Updates Questionnaire Monday With Letter To Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy, October 15, 2007

  • 12 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Announced Retirement Of Vermont Commissioner of Public Safety Kerry Sleeper

  • 10 - Statement - of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Field Hearing in Newport, Vermont “Economic and Community Implications of Northern Border Security” 

  • 10 - Release - Leahy Announces Hearing Schedule For Attorney General Confirmation Proceedings

  • 05 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee To Hold Field Hearing In Vermont

  • 05 - Statement - of Senator Patrick Leahy: The Crisis In Burma

  • 05 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Cornyn-Kohl-Whitehouse Bill To Protect Vessel Hull Designers

  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary Hearing On “Justice Denied?  Oversight On Implementation Of The Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act”

  • 04 - Release - Leahy To Begin Consultation With Committee Members To Set Hearing Date For Attorney General Nominee

  • 04 - Release - Committee Passes Press Shield Law Leahy Forges Bipartisan Consensus, Sending Bill To Senate Floor

  • 04 - Release - Vermont Family Honored For Their Dedication To Children “Angels In Adoption” Program Recognizes West Topsham Family"

  • 03 - Letter - Senator Leahy’s letter to Secretary Rice, asking that FBI team investigating Blackwater in Baghdad be protected by State Dept. security, instead of by Blackwater guards.

  • 03 - Release - Vt. Delegation’s Reaction To President Bush’s Veto Of SCHIP

  • 03 - Release - Leahy Sends Letter To Mukasey, Outlining Key Questions And Concerns To Be Addressed In Confirmation Hearings

  • 02 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Led Compact To Facilitate Disaster Relief Efforts Along New England-Canadian Border

  • 02 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Receipt Of Questionnaire From Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Preserving The Rule Of Law In The Fight Against Terrorism"

September
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  • 28 - Release - Leahy: DHS To Add 300 Jobs In Vermont

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Courage And Brutality In Burma

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Children's Health Insurance Program  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Amendment #3035, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2007  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On U.S. Attorney Nominations 

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Consideration Of S. 980, The Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Of 2007 

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On S.J. Res 13, The International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum Of Understanding 

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 26 - Release - Vermont Delegation Announces Heating Assistance; Record High Heating Prices Predicted This Winter

  • 26 - Letter - Leahy Seeks Information On Justice Department's Efforts To Ease Strain On Jena Community

  • 26 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Rise In Violent Crime, News Conference, U.S. Capitol Grounds  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 25 - Release - Showdown Looms As Congress Nears Final Vote On Major Expansion Of Health Insurance For Kids

  • 25 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Strengthening FISA: Does The Protect America Act Protect Americans' Civil Liberties And Enhance Security?"  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 21 - Release - Senate Adds National Guard Empowerment Features To Defense Bill; Guard Also Wins As 'Insurrection Act Rider' Is Headed For Repeal

  • 21 - Letter - From The Vermont Delegation To Entergy About Operational Concerns At Vermont Yankee

  • 20 - Release - Leahy And Sanders Again Join In Offering Amendment To Require Redeployment Of U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Feingold Amendment To Redeploy Troops From Iraq

  • 20 - Release - Leahy: $450,000 Grant To Vermont DMV Will Speed And Strengthen Used Car Consumer Protection With New Links To National Vehicle Title Network

  • 20 - Release - Congressional Delegation Blasts President Bush's Veto Threat Of SCHIP

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Nomination Of Jennifer Walker Elrod to The Fifth Circuit

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), "The 'Material Support' Bar: Denying Refuge To The Persecuted?"  Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee On Human Rights And The Law  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 19 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Republican Filibuster Of Amendment To Restore Habeas Corpus Protections

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Amendment 2022, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act Of 2007, To H.R. 1585  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Senate Floor, On Nepal's Future

  • 18 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee After Meeting With Prospective Attorney General Nominee Judge Michael Mukasey  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On "Examining Approaches To Corporate Fraud Prosecutions And The Attorney-Client Privilege Under The McNulty Memorandum  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Judge Michael Mukasey To Be Attorney General Of The United States, Senate Floor  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Introduction Of Amendment 2022, The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act Of 2007, To H.R. 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Consideration Of The District Of Columbia House Voting Rights Act Of 2007  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Release - Leahy, Feingold Introduce Bill To Reform No Child Left Behind

  • 17 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On White House Selection Of Michael Mukasey To Be Attorney General Nominee

  • 14 - Release - Leahy Announces $1.5 Million For Vermont Girls And Boys Clubs

  • 13 - Reaction - Congressional Delegation Responds To President Bush's 'Stay The Course' Strategy In Iraq

  • 13 - Release - Rutland Air Service Maintained As USDOT Grants Cape Air Two-Year Contract Under The Federal Essential Air Service Program

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Hearing On "Regulatory Preemption: Are Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional And State Authority?"   ***Audio and video available.***

  • 12 - Release - Senate Approves Sanders-Leahy Housing Funds For Vermont

  • 12 - Release - Leahy, Grassley, Durbin, Specter Sponsor Bipartisan Bill To Protect Taxpayers Against Fraud

  • 11 - Release - Leahy: Vermont Groups Garner $1.55 M. To Combat Domestic Violence

  • 11 - Release - U.S. Senate Adds $1 Billion To Repair Deficient Bridges

  • 10 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Testimony Of General Petraeus And Ambassador Crocker On The Continued Deployment Of U.S. Troops In Iraq

  • 10 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Preserving Strong Relations With Our International Neighbors 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 10 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations

  • 07 - Guest Column And Blog Entry - By Senator Leahy: A Checklist For Choosing The Next Attorney General

  • 07 - Reaction - Leahy Reaction To Schlozman's Answers; Political Leanings Raised In DOJ Hiring Process

  • 07 - News Brief - Leahy: Help On The Way For Processing Passports

  • 07 - Release - Leahy Wins Senate Approval To Ease Asylum Rules That Shut Out Terror Victims And U.S. Allies Like The Hmong, The Montagnards, And Refugees From Iraq And Afghanistan

  • 07 - Release - Senate-Passed FY2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Includes Leahy-Feinstein Reforms To Restrict The Sale Or Transfer Of Cluster Bombs

  • 06 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, On The Fiscal Year 2008 State And Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 06 - Release - Judiciary Panel Passes Bill To Protect Voters Against Deceptive Campaign Practices  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 05 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "The 50th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1957 And Its Continuing Importance"  ***Audio and video available.***

August
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  • 31 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Sen. John Warner's Announcement Of His Retirement From The Senate At The End Of His Current Term

  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On DOJ Inspector General Glenn Fine's Letter Reporting That His Inquiry Will Examine Attorney General Gonzales' Testimony

  • 29 - Letter - Leahy Invites Consultation With President In Filling Attorney General Vacancy

  • 29 - Release - Leahy: Vermont Nets $100,000 Grant To Help Alleviate DNA Backlog

  • 29 - Letter - Vermont Delegation Asks Bush Administration To Revisit Decision That Prevents Full Implementation Of Catamount Health Care Program

  • 27 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports Of The Resignation Of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

  • 23 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Resignation Of Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim, Head Of The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

  • 23 - Letter - In Letter, Leahy Instructs Mr. Bradley J. Schlozman To Deliver Delinquent Responses To Inquiries About Sworn Testimony On The Politicization Of The Department Of Justice

  • 23 - Letter - Congressional Delegation Requests Thorough Investigation Into Vermont Yankee Cooling Tower Collapse

  • 22 - Release - Two Southern Vermont Community Partnerships Win Grants To Counter Drug And Substance Abuse

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Bush Administration's Failure To Comply With Subpoenas For Warrantless Wiretapping Documents  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Comment - From An Aide To Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The White House's Request For An Extension On The Return Of Subpoenas For Wiretapping Documents

  • 16 - Letter - Leahy Asks Justice Department's Inspector General To Investigate Conflicting Testimony By Attorney General

  • 14 - Letter - Leahy Urges White House Work With Congress To Accommodate For Testimony, Documents About U.S. Attorney Firings And Politicization Of The Department Of Justice

  • 13 - Release - Leahy, Feingold Call For Changes To No Child Left Behind

  • 13 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Resignation Of White House Deputy Chief Of Staff Karl Rove

  • 08 - Letter - Leahy Sets New Deadline For Administration Wiretapping Documents

  • 06 - Release - Bipartisan Leahy-Cornyn Bill Passes Senate, On Course To Increase Government Transparency

  • 03 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Court Security Improvement Act Of 2007

  • 03 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Changes To The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

  • 03 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Assistance For Ethiopia

  • 03 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Passage Of The OPEN Government Act

  • 03 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Attorney General's Letter Regarding July 24, 2007 Testimony Before The Senate Judiciary Committee

  • 03 - Release - Leahy And Specter Question Management Of Fund Chartered By Congress To Aid Ground Zero's Ailing Rescue And Cleanup Workers; Judiciary Panel's Leaders May Summon Fund's Executives To Testify In September

  • 03 - Release - Leahy: Breakthrough On FOIA Reform Bill  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Leslie Southwick To The Fifth Circuit  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The School Safety And Law Enforcement Improvement Act 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Recidivism Reduction And Second Chance Act Of 2007

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Preserving Prosecutorial Independence:  Is The Department Of Justice Politicizing The Hiring And Firing Of U.S. Attorneys? - Part VII"  
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 01 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On White House Letter Regarding Testimony Of Karl Rove And J. Scott Jennings

  • 01 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Attorney General's Letter Regarding July 24, 2007 Testimony Before The Senate Judiciary Committee

  • 01 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On FISA Fix Proposal

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Leslie Southwick To The Fifth Circuit  ***Audio and video available.***

July
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  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On "Evaluating The Property And Adequacy Of The OxyContin Criminal Settlement"  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 27 - Release - Leahy Pushes For Passage Of Bipartisan Bill; Republicans Block Latest Attempt

  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy In Opposition To The Alexander-Collins REAL ID Funding Amendment

  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Landmines In Colombia

  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Internally Displaced Persons In Colombia

  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, On The International Commission Against Impunity In Guatemala

  • 26 - Release - Judiciary Chairman Leahy Issues Subpoenas To White House Officials Rove And Jennings In U.S. Attorney Probe  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 26 - Letter - Leahy Sends Letter To Attorney General Asking For Corrections Or Additions To Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee, Gives August 3 Deadline

  • 25 - Release - Leahy: Vermont Center For Crime Victim Services Gains $757,565 Grant From U.S. Department Of Justice

  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Oversight Of The Department Of Justice  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 20 - Letter - Vermont Congressional Delegation Asks President To Declare Emergency After Summer Storms

  • 20 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Washington Post's Report That White House Will Bar Justice Department From Pursuing Any Contempt Charges Arising From Executive Privilege Claims

  • 20 - Release - Leahy Announces $1.13 M. For Vermont Drug Task Force, Community Anti-Drug Crime Programs

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Judicial Nominations

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, The Higher Education Access Act Of 2007

  • 19 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Passes Bipartisan Patent Reform Bill

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Introduction of The "Protect Our Children First Act Of 2007"

  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Kennedy Push To Protect The Privacy Of Patients

  • 18 - Release - Leahy First-Responder Grant Formula Nets Vermont $6.68 M. In New Homeland Security Funds

  • 18 - Release - Leahy Sends Attorney General Questions In Advance Of Judiciary Panel's Oversight Hearing

  • 18 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, On Redeployment Of U.S. Forces From Iraq  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Release - Leahy Grants Administration Request For Extension, Urges White House To Use Time To Gather Information To Turn Over

  • 17 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The Resignation Of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson

  • 16 - Release - Leahy Announces Addition Of Six New Low Emission Buses To CCTA Fleet

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Guatemala

  • 12 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Families Of The "Vermont Fallen" Go To Washington  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Passing Of Lady Bird Johnson

  • 11 - Release - Leahy Pushes Administration To End Its Foot-Dragging In Processing 'Hometown Heroes' Survivor Benefits For First-Responder Families

  • 11 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is The Department Of Justice Politicizing The Hiring And Firing Of U.S. Attorneys? - Part VI"
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 10 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On DOJ's Data Mining Report

  • 10 - Release - Leading Judiciary Senators Plan Bipartisan Amendment To Restore Habeas Protections To DoD Authorization Bill  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 10 - Comment - Leahy Reaction To Springfield, Vt., Being Chosen For Premier Of The Simpsons Movie

  • 10 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Attorney General Misleading Senate Concerning Abuses Of NSLs

  • 09 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Judicial Nominations

  • 09 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The U.S. Attorney Investigation
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 09 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The White House Letter Regarding Executive Privilege Claim

  • 07 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Testimony Of Ms. Sara Taylor, Former Director Of White House Office Of Political Affairs

  • 06 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Ruling In ACLU vs. NSA

  • 05 - Release - Leahy Tours Williston's Microstrain Inc., Announces $3.7 M. In Contracts For Innovative Systems To Improve Aircraft Safety And Maintenance

  • 02 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee), On The President's Commutation Of The Sentence Of Lewis (Scooter) Libby

June
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  • 29 - Release - FY2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Includes Leahy-Feinstein Legislation To Restrict The Sale Or Transfer Of Cluster Bombs

  • 29 - Release - Judiciary Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Seek Basis For President's Executive Privilege Claim As They Take Next Steps To Enforce Congressional Subpoenas

  • 28 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations

  • 28 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, On The Senate's Failure To Proceed With The Debate On The Immigration Reform Bill

  • 28 - Release - Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Fiscal Year 2008 State And Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

  • 28 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Supreme Court Decisions On School Integration

  • 28 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman Senate Judiciary Committee, On White House Claim Of Executive Privilege  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 27 - Release - As FOIA Anniversary And July 4th Near, Leahy Presses For Passage Of The Leahy-Cornyn OPEN Government Act To Strengthen Nation's Foremost Right-To-Know Law

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), In Support Of the Baucus-Tester-Collins-Leahy Amendment To The Immigration Bill, Concerning REAL ID

  • 27 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Subpoenas For Legal Basis Of Bush Administration's Domestic Surveillance Program 

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Subcommittee Hearing On "Oversight Of The Federal Death Penalty"
    ***Audio available.***

  • 26 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, "Day Of Action To Restore Law And Justice"

  • 22 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The White House's Withdrawal Of The Nomination Of William W. Mercer To Be Associate Attorney General

  • 22 - Release - Leahy Announces $1.2 M. Grant For Help To Vermont's Crime Victims

  • 21 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Tribute To Suphada Rom

  • 21 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Chairman Leahy To Issue Subpoenas Related To Administration's Domestic Surveillance Program  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Judicial Confirmation Hearing

  • 20 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Subcommittee On State And Foreign Operations Of The Appropriations Committee, After His Meeting With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

  • 20 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On DHS Announcement Of Draft Plan For New WHTI Border-Crossing Requirements

  • 20 - Release - Senate Panel Holds Hearing On Rising Violent Crime In Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 18 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Bush Administration's Announcement Of The Lifting Of Financial Restrictions On The Palestinian Government And Of Support For Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

  • 18 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform Report On RNC E-Mails

  • 14 - Release - Key Panel OKs Leahy-Stevens Amendment To Mandate Delay Of Border-Crossing Card

  • 14 - Release - IG/OPR Confirm Internal DOJ Probe Includes Goodling Meeting With Attorney General

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Issuing Of Subpoenas In The Investigation Of The Firing Of U.S. Attorneys  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 13 - Release - Judiciary Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Issue Subpoenas For White House Officials, Documents

  • 12 - Comment - Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On New Documents From Department Of Justice Showing Deep White House Involvement In Firing And Replacement Of U.S. Attorneys

  • 12 - Release - Department Of Justice Official Schlozman Reverses Testimony Before Judiciary Panel, Corrects Role In Voter Fraud Case

  • 11 - Letter - Leahy And Stevens Urge State And DHS To Take More Time To Work Out Kinks In WHTI Border-Crossing Plans

  • 11 - Release - Vermont And New Hampshire Senators Introduce Bill To Advance Conservation Along The Upper Connecticut River

  • 08 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt., Chairman, Subcommittee On State And Foreign Operations) On His Meeting Thursday With Colombian President Alvaro Uribe

  • 08 - Release - Leahy: Passport Delays A Preview Of Even Worse To Come If Bush Administration Continues To Ignore Problems With WHTI Border-Crossing Plans

  • 08 - Reaction - To Department Of Justice Refusal To Provide Answers On NSA Program

  • 07 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On REAL ID Provisions In The Immigration Bill

  • 07 - Statement - Judiciary Panel Clears Bill Restoring Habeas Safeguards For Millions Of U.S. Permanent Residents
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 07 - Release - Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators And Representatives Asks President To 'Unlock' Hometown Heroes Benefits

  • 06 - Response - From James Comey To Questions Submitted To The Record In Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation Into The Hiring And Firing Practices At The Department Of Justice

  • 06 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Inquire About Former DOJ Official's Account Of 'Uncomfortable' Conversation With Attorney General

  • 06 - Release - National Guard Chief Warns Of Record-Wide Equipment Gap Caused By Deployments To The Middle East

  • 06 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Patent Reform: The Future Of American Innovation"  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 05 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Recognizing The National Freedom Of Coffee Growers Of Colombia

  • 05 - Release - Justice Sends Leahy, Committee Supplemental Documentation Revealing Secret Order For Hiring And Firing Procedures Within Department

  • 05 - Release - Panel Hears From Department Of Justice Official Schlozman, Fired U.S. Attorney Graves 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 05 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, "Examining The Federal Role To Work With Communities To Prevent And Respond To Gang Violence: The Gang Abatement And Prevention Act Of 2007"

  • 05 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Dismissal Of Charges Against Guantanamo Detainees And The Need For Restoration Of Habeas Corpus Protections

  • 05 - Release - Congressional Delegation Lauds Vermont's Energy Efficiency Programs Earning State Top Ranking In National Report

May
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  • 30 - Comment - Leahy Reaction To Department Of Justice's IG/OPR Expanding Internal Probe Of U.S. Attorneys To Include Politicization Of Hiring Practices Within Department

  • 25 - Release - Leahy And Welch Will Have First-Hand Look At Regional Conflicts In The Middle East

  • 25 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Ask Rove Lawyers To Voluntarily Provide "Lost" E-Mails Related To Panel's Probe

  • 24 - Statement - Leahy To Vote No On Iraq Spending Plan

  • 24 - Release - Vermont Dairy Farmers Win Key Proviso For Extending And Expanding MILC Program

  • 24 - Release - Leahy Presses For Passage Of FOIA reforms, Urges Secret Hold On Bill Be Lifted

  • 23 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Senate Amendment 1165, Concerning Dairy Workers And Comprehensive Immigration Reform

  • 23 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Testimony Of Former DOJ White House Liaison Monica Goodling Before The House Judiciary Committee

  • 23 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On "Rising Crime In The United States: Examining The Federal Role In Helping Communities Prevent And Respond To Violent Crime

  • 22 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Press For Answers On Administration's Domestic Spying Program

  • 22 - Statement - Senate Panel Holds Hearing On Restoring Habeas Corpus Rights  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 21 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, On The Motion To Proceed  
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On H.R. 1700, The COPS Improvements Act Of 2007

  • 17 - Release - Panel OKs Bill To Allow Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officers To Answer Call Of Duty

  • 16 - Release - Department Of Justice Response To Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoena On U.S. Attorney Probe

  • 16 - Letter - Leahy Seeks Answers For NASA's Elimination Of "To Understand And Protect Our Home Planet" From NASA's Mission Statement

  • 16 - Letter - Leahy Presses White House To Cooperate With Panel's Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings

  • 16 - Release - Leahy E-Business Seminar To Feature IBM Global VP And Google Business Solutions Expert

  • 16 - Release - Leahy And Sanders Again Vote To Withdraw U.S. Troops From Iraq

  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Specter Issue Bipartisan Demand For Justice Department Documents

  • 16 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On "Rogue Online Pharmacies: The Growing Problem Of Internet Drug Trafficking"   ***Audio and video available.***

  • 15 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On Politicization Of The Hiring, Firing, And Decision-Making Of U.S. Attorneys, Part IV  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 15 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Revised U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines On Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing Policy

  • 15 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On National Peace Officers Memorial Day

  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Resignation Of Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty

  • 10 - Release - Vermont's Interstates Pose For Cutting-Edge Aerial Photos In Latest 'ConnectVermont' Initiative That Will Aid Highway Safety And Convenience And Chart The Way For The 'Digital Superhighway' Of The Future

  • 10 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, State, Foreign Operations, And Related Programs Subcommittee, Hearing On FY08 State, Foreign Operations Budget Request  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 09 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, On National Guard Equipment Stocks
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 09 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Confirmation Of Debra Ann Livingston
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 08 - Release - Leahy, Nadler Introduce Immigration Equality Bill

  • 08 - Release - Vermont Civil Liberties Leader Warns Leahy Panel Of Drawbacks Of REAL ID Act On States, Citizens
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 07 - Comment - Leahy: Guard Equipment Shortfall Hampers Kansas Tornado Response

  • 07 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Seek Cooperation From DOJ Official, Former Interim US Attorney In Judiciary Panel's DOJ/US Attorney Probe

  • 07 - Release - Leahy, Feingold Urge S.E.C. To Ensure Arbitration Is Voluntary

  • 03 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Passes Leahy-Specter Data Privacy And Security Bill

  • 03 - Letter - Department Of Justice Response to Leahy-Whitehouse Letter Requesting Results Of U.S. Attorney Investigation Be Made Public

  • 03 - Letter - Leahy, Whitehouse Seek Data On Potential Partisan Bias In Public Corruption Cases

  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Subcommittee On State And Foreign Operations, On President Uribe's Visit And On Funding For Plan Colombia

  • 02 - Letter - Bipartisan Bloc Of Judiciary Senators Seeks Secret DOJ Memo Delegating Broad Hiring And Firing Authority To Aides

  • 02 - Release - Chairman Leahy Issues Subpoena For 'Lost' Karl Rove E-Mails

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Process Patents"
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, Hearing On "Conservation Policy Recommendations For The Farm Bill"   ***Audio and video available.***

  • 01 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On President Bush's Veto Of Bill That Includes Timetable For Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops From Iraq

  • 01 - Letter - Department Of Justice Response To Leahy-Specter Request For Supplemental Testimony From Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

April
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  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports Of A Confidential Memo Granting Sweeping Hiring/Firing Authority To DOJ Political Officials

  • 30 - Letter - Leahy, Whitehouse Seek Transparency In U.S. Attorneys Probe

  • 26 - Release - Vermont Congressional Delegation Hits President's Threatened Veto Of Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On The Federal Bureau Of Investigation Fiscal Year 2008 Budget 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 26 - Statement - Leahy Urges Restoration Of Habeas Corpus Rights  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 25 - Letter - Vermont Disaster Declaration Request: Vermont Delegation's Letter To President Bush

  • 25 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Curb Oil Cartel's Anti-Competitive Practices

  • 25 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Okays Leahy Bill To Combat War Profiteering  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 25 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Ask Attorney General To Clarify Testimony On U.S. Attorney Dismissals

  • 25 - Release - Leahy Hails Pentagon's Decision To Pull The Plug On The Controversial "Talon" Database Program

  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "'The Insurrection Act Rider' And Control Of The National Guard"   ***Audio and video available.***

  • 24 - Release - Vermont Delegation Wins Another Key Victory In The Effort To Extend And Expand MILC Program

  • 20 - Statement - Of The Vermont Delegation On The Impeachment Resolution Passed By The Vermont Legislature

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Department Of Justice Oversight," Witness: Attorney General Gonzales  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Hatch, Berman And Smith Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Patent Reform Legislation

  • 18 - Opening Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, State, Foreign Operations Subcommittee Hearing, FY08 Budget Request For Maternal And Child Health, And Family Planning/Reproductive Health

  • 16 - Joint Statement - Of Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) And Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) On Postponement Of Tuesday's Judiciary Committee DOJ Oversight Hearing Until Thursday

  • 13 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Passing Of Liz Daley Jeffords

  • 12 - Letter - Leahy, Specter See Swift Investigation Of 'Lost' White House E-Mails

  • 12 - Letter - White House Response To Leahy-Conyers Letter Pushing For Cooperation In U.S. Attorney Firings Probe

  • 12 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Clears Oversight Bill On Government Data Mining

  • 12 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Okays Bipartisan Leahy-Cornyn Bill To Strengthen FOIA

  • 12 - Release - Leahy: Vermont Department Of Corrections Awarded $400,000 Grant To Improve Crime Victim Notifications

  • 12 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Chairman Leahy To Issue Subpoenas As Part Of Panel's Ongoing Investigation Into Mass Firings Of Prosecutors   ***Audio and video available.***

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 100 Days: Senate Accomplishments So Far In The 110th Congress, Senate Floor  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 11 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

  • 11 - Letter - Leahy, Specter Seek Cooperation From White House Official In Judiciary Panel's Department Of Justice Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings

  • 10 - Letter - Leahy, Schumer, Kohl, Feingold, Feinstein And Whitehouse Demand Documents On Wisconsin Prosecution Of Democratic Aide

  • 10 - Release - Leahy Announces $149 M. Army Contract Installment For Burlington's General Dynamics

  • 09 - Letter - Judiciary Committee Members Seek Undisclosed Documents From Department Of Justice

  • 09 - Joint Statement - Of Senate National Guard Caucus Co-Chairs Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) And Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) About The Decision To Deploy More Than 12,000 Guard Members To Iraq

  • 06 - Letter - Leahy Presses White House To Turn Over Documents, Information Being Withheld

  • 06 - Letter - Justice Department Responds To Leahy-Whitehouse Inquiry To Justice Department Protocol To Avoid Internal Conflicts In U.S. Attorney Investigation

  • 05 - Release - White River Junction Firm Receives $1.5 M. Air Force Contract

  • 05 - Release - Leahy Will Join In Introducing Feingold-Reid-Leahy Bill To Redeploy Troops From Iraq

  • 05 - Letter - Leahy Asks Attorney General To Provide Details Of His Role In U.S. Attorney Dismissal Plan At Upcoming Oversight Hearing

  • 04 - Release - Leahy Funds Expand Broadband Availability In Southwest Orleans County

  • 03 - Letter - Judiciary Senators Seek Safeguards In DOJ Investigation

  • 02 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Supreme Court's Denial Of Certiorari In Boumediene v. Bush

March
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  • 30 - Release - Leahy Urges Passage Of Data Privacy Bill

  • 29 - Release - Senate OKs Leahy Measure Paving The Way For MILC Extension

  • 29 - Release - As Senate Passes First Timetable For Withdrawal From Iraq, Leahy And Sanders Call On President To Holster His Veto Pen

  • 29 - Release - Panel Hears From Former DOJ Official Involved In U.S. Attorneys' Dismissals  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 28 - Letter - Department Of Justice Response To Leahy Inquiry About Status Of Department Of Justice Officials Asked to Cooperate With Judiciary Panel's Probe Into U.S. Attorneys Dismissals

  • 28 - Letter - Committee Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Push For White House Cooperation

  • 28 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To President Bush's Wednesday Remarks In Which The President Again Threatens To Veto A Timetable For Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops From Iraq

  • 28 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Hearing On FY 2008 USAID Budget Request And Foreign Aid Reform

  • 27 - Letter - Leahy Seeks Status Of DOJ Officials Asked To Cooperate With Judiciary Panel's Probe Into U.S. Attorney Dismissals

  • 27 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The FY 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 27 - Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, Annual National Guard Caucus Breakfast

  • 27 - Release - Senate Panel Holds FBI Oversight Hearing  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 26 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Department Of Justice Staffer Monica Goodling Declining To Provide Testimony To Committee On Dismissals Of U.S. Attorneys

  • 24 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Release Of New Information About Attorney General Gonzales' Involvement In the Firing Of U.S. Attorneys

  • 23 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Former Department Of Justice Chief Of Staff Kyle Sampson Accepting Invitation To Voluntarily Testify Before Committee

  • 22 - Release - Key Panel OKs Leahy Measure Paving The Way For MILC Extension

  • 22 - Letter - Democratic Members Of Senate Judiciary Committee Reject White House Offer That Places Limitations And Conditions On Committee's Investigation

  • 21 - Letter - Senate Guard Caucus Leaders Blast Air Force Leaders For Proposals To Restructure Air Force Reserve In Ways That Would Weaken The Air Guard

  • 21 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Probes FBI's Misuse Of PATRIOT Act Powers  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 20 - Comments - Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy After A Private Meeting With White House Counsel Fred Fielding

  • 20 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, on S. 214, Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act Of 2007  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 20 - Release - Senate Judiciary Holds Hearing On Combating War Profiteering  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 19 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 214, Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act Of 2007  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 16 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Bush Administration's Delay In Responding To Congressional Requests As Part Of Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings

  • 15 - Release - Leahy, Durbin, Coburn & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Genocide Accountability Act

  • 15 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Chairman Leahy To Issue Subpoenas As Part Of Panel's Ongoing Investigation Into Mass Firings Of Prosecutors  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 14 - Release - Vermont Editor Testifies Before Leahy Panel On Need For Stronger Open Government Laws
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Final Passage Of The "Improving America's Security By Implementing Unfinished Recommendations Of The 9/11 Commission Act Of 2007

  • 13 - Letters - Leahy, Specter Ask Current And Former White House Officials To Cooperate With Committee Investigation Into Mass Firings Of US Attorneys

  • 13 - Release - Leahy And Cornyn Mark Sunshine Week With Introduction Of OPEN Government Bill  ***Audio and video available.***

  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reintroduction Of The Leahy-Cornyn OPEN Government Act

  • 13 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On U.S. Attorney Firings

  • 12 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Comprehensive Immigration Reform

  • 12 - Letter - Delegation Urges FEMA To Prepare For Possible Montpelier Flood

  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy At The Senate Agriculture Committee Field Hearing, Montpelier, Vermont, "2007 Farm Bill Opportunities For Vermont And The Northeast"

  • 12 - News Advisory - Reformer Editor/President Of The Vermont Press Association To Testify Before Leahy Panel On Open Government Laws

  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Halliburton's Announcement That It Will Move Its Headquarters From Houston To Dubai

  • 09 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Inspector General's Report On The Use Of National Security Letters

  • 08 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, International Women's Day

  • 07 - Letter - To Attorney General Requesting Department of Justice Officials Be Made Available Voluntarily To Judiciary Committee As Part of Its Investigation Into Dismissals of U.S. Attorneys
    07 -
    Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Focuses On Insurance Industry's Antitrust Exemption 
    ***Audio and video available.***

  • 06 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is The Department Of Justice Politicizing The Hiring And Firing Of U.S. Attorneys  ***Audio and