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December

  • 31 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Chief Justice Roberts’ Year-End Report On The Federal Judiciary
  • 31 - Release - National Law Enforcement Groups Back Holder Nomination
  • 30 - Release - Leahy Focuses On Anti-Crime Funding Needs By Law Enforcement Agencies In The Stimulus Package As He Sets First Judiciary Committee Hearing In The New Congress
  • 22 - Release - Vermont Wins Emergency Food And Shelter Assistance
  • 22 - Release - Holder Nomination Receives Broad Support
  • 19 - Release - Leahy Calls On Fed Chief To Help Spur Lending For Affordable Housing
  • 19 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To President-elect Obama’s Choice Of Congressman Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) To Be Secretary Of Transportation
  • 19 - Release - Leahy Releases His Stimulus Package Priorities As Drafting Process Begins To Take Shape
  • 15 - Release - Holder Returns Bipartisan Questionnaire To Judiciary Committee
  • 15 - Release - Holder Hearing Rescheduled
  • 15 - Release - New Discount Pharmacy Shows Continued Progress In Vermont Community Health Centers
  • 12 - Release - Leahy Slams ‘Midnight’ Bid To Relax Mercury-In-Fish Warnings To Women And Children
  • 12 - Release - New Leadership Needed At Justice Department Without Delay
  • 12 - Release - In Final Days, Bush Administration Continues To Stonewall
  • 11 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On President-elect Obama's Choice Of Former Senator Tom Daschle To Head The Department Of Health And Human Services And A New White House Office Of Health Reform
  • 10 - Release - No Double Standard For Eric Holder
  • 10 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Introduction Of S. Res. 728, “National Mentoring Month”
  • 10 - Release - Leahy, Sanders, Other Senators Insist That Blagojevich Resign
  • 10 - Release - Vermont Delegation Introduces Bill To Waive State Transportation Match Requirement
  • 10 - Release - Following Vermont Hearing, Leahy Introduces Reauthorization For Anti-Crime Grant Program
  • 09 - Release - Leahy Announces Hearing Schedule For Attorney General Confirmation Proceedings
  • 08 - Statement - Leahy Calls For Food Stamp, Food Bank Relief In Stimulus Package ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 08 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Following Meeting With Attorney General Designate Eric Holder ***Audio Available***
  • 07 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On President-elect Barack Obama's Choice Of Retired General Eric K. Shinseki To Be Secretary Of Veterans Affairs
  • 05 - Release - Brattleboro Union High School Band To March In Inauguration Parade
  • 05 - Release - Leahy Chairs Judiciary Committee Field Hearing In St. Albans
  • 03 - Op-Ed - New Treaty Should Prompt New Administration To Review U.S. Policy On Cluster Munitions, Op-Ed by U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Dianne Feinstein
  • 01 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On President-Elect Obama’s Announcement Of Cabinet Nominations

November

  • 24 - Release - Leahy, Conyers Press Mukasey For Details Of Gonzales Legal Fees
  • 24 - Release - Leahy Praises FDIC Decision To Give Full Deposit Insurance To Lawyers’ Trust Accounts
  • 24 - Release - Vermont Delegation Seeks To Stimulate Economy With Transportation Waiver
  • 20 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports That Eric Holder, Jr., May Be Nominated To Be Attorney General ***Audio Available***
  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Agreement To Protect Forests And Wildlife In Sumatra, Senate Floor
  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Millenium Challenge Corporation, Senate Floor
  • 19 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy “Helping Families Save Their Homes: The Role Of Bankruptcy Law” Senate Judiciary Committee ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 19 - Release - Leahy Presses Mukasey For Answers To Justice Department Witness Questions
  • 18 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On News Reports That Eric Holder, Jr. Will Be Nominated To Be Attorney General By President-Elect Barack Obama
  • 18 - Release - Leahy To File Committee Report In U.S. Attorney Firing Scandal
  • 17 - Release - Views Of Leahy And Sanders On State’s Plan For Leahy-Sanders Funding To Meet The Needs Of Vermonters And Communities Stricken By The Foreclosure Crisis
  • 17 - Release - Leahy Postpones Return Of Subpoena For OLC Documents
  • 13 - Statement - For Presentation Of The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award To Aminatou Haidar
  • 03 - Op-Ed - Every Consumer Has A Stake In Vermonter’s Election-Eve Day In Court

October

  • 30 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Agreement To Protect Online Privacy And Free Speech
  • 29 - Release - Leahy Presses NFL To Include Vermont In New England Patriots' TV Market
  • 28 - Op-Ed - Attorney General Must Work Without Partisanship
  • 21 - Release - Leahy Issues Subpoena For OLC Documents
  • 17 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Signing Of Legislation To Extend The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program
  • 16 - Release - $38.7 Million In Home Energy Funds For Vermont Released Today
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Again Presses White House For Torture Documents
  • 15 - Release - Leahy-Authored Farm Bill Provision Nets Northeast Kingdom $22 M. In Economic Development Investments
  • 14 - Release - U.S. Launches $1 M. Leahy-Led Ad Effort Aimed At Canadian Visitors In Advance Of New U.S. Border Crossing Requirements Next June
  • 13 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Signing Of S.3325, The Prioritizing Resources And Organization Of Intellectual Property Act Of 2008
  • 10 - Release - Leahy, Specter Push DNI And NSA To Investigate Wiretapping Allegations
  • 09 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Signing Of S.2982, The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act Of 2008
  • 09 - Release - 2 Grants Secured By Senator Leahy Will Bolster Vermont’s Anti-Drug Efforts
  • 08 - Release - Leahy Secures Workforce Training Funds To Recruit, Hire And Train 18 Upper Valley Residents
  • 06 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To President Bush’s Speech On The Federal Judiciary
  • 03 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The Attorney General Consolidated Guidelines For FBI Domestic Operations
  • 02 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Executive Nominations
  • 02 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Indictment Of A Former Congressional Candidate For Obstruction Of Justice
  • 01 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senate Passage Of S.1703, Trafficking In Persons Accountability Act Of 2007
  • 01 - Colloquy - Between Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, And Senator Christopher Dodd, Chairman, Senate Banking Committee
  • 01 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy In Support Of The Financial Bailout Package
  • 01 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Legislative History Of Judicial Review Provisions
  • 01 - Release - Vermont Congressional Delegation Hails $1 Million For Rail Upgrades On Vermont’s Amtrak Lines

September

  • 30 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, On H.R. 7084, The Webcaster Settlement Act Of 2008
  • 30 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Championed Bill To Protect Vessel Hull Designers
  • 30 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On Passage Of H.R. 6353, The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Of 2007
  • 30 - Release - Bill To Reauthorize Leahy-Authored Bulletproof Vest Program To Be Sent To President For Signature
  • 29 - Release - Leahy Secures Privacy Protections In E-Government Reauthorization
  • 29 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy About The Bailout Package Defeated Monday In The House Of Representatives
  • 29 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Report By The Inspector General And The Office Of Professional Responsibility On The Dismissal Of Nine U.S. Attorneys ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 27 - Release - Vermonters’ Provision To Double LIHEAP Funds Sent To President
  • 27 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Continuing Resolution Senate Floor
  • 27 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 1946, The “Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007”
  • 27 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On the Failure to Pass the “Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act” 
  • 27 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) On The Passage Of The “Judicial Administration And Technical Amendments Act Of 2008”
  • 27 - Release - Leahy Secures Five Month Extension For Critical Foreign Investment Program
  • 27 - Release - Leahy-Authored Provisions To Address Wartime Fraud Set To Become Law
  • 27 - Release - Leahy-Sponsored Reauthorization For Crime Victims Legal Assistance Program Passed By Senate
  • 27 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Sponsored Orphan Works Bill
  • 26 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, On The Introduction Of The State Justice Institute Reauthorization Act Of 2008
  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations
  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Nomination Of J. Patrick Rowan To Be Assistant Attorney General For National Security
  • 26 - Release - Senate Confirms Ten Lifetime Judicial Appointments 
  • 26 - Release - Senate Passes Bill To Provide Treatment For Mentally Ill Offenders
  • 26 - Release - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Legislation Passes Senate ***Audio Available***
  • 25 - Release - Senate Approves Leahy Bill To Help Runaway, Homeless Youth
  • 25 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Committee Consideration Of Authorization To Subpoena Office Of Legal Counsel Documents
  • 25 - Release - With Elections Just Six Weeks Away, Leahy Again Calls On Administration To Process Citizenship Applications
  • 25 - Release - Leahy-Backed Grant Program Reauthorization To Address DNA Backlogs Passes Senate
  • 25 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Authored Bill To Extend Supreme Court Police Authority
  • 25 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Thirteen Nominations
  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Nepal, Senate Floor
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), On The Introduction Of The “Judicial Administration And Technical Amendments Act Of 2008”
  • 24 - Release - Major Victory On Home Energy Assistance Clears House
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Passage Of The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
  • 23 - Release - Leahy Chairs Rare, Late-Year Nominations Hearing
  • 23 - Release - Leahy Panel Hears Testimony On Equal Pay For Equal Work ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 22 - Release - LIHEAP Remains In The Mix As Congressional Session Winds Down
  • 22 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Attorney General Mukasey’s Decision To Reverse Board Of Immigration Appeals Decision In FGM Case
  • 22 - Release - Leahy-Authored Language Strikes Court Stripping Provisions In Bush Bailout Proposal
  • 21 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Bush Administration's Bailout Proposal
  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Brown Urge DOJ To Examine Proposed DHL-UPS Contract
  • 17 - Closing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • 17 - Release - Bill To Preserve Historical Films And Sound Recordings Sent To President For Signature
  • 17 - Release - Vermont To Receive $2.4 Million More For Home Heating Relief
  • 17 - Release - FBI Director Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Panel  ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 17 - Remarks - By Senator Patrick Leahy Boys And Girls Clubs Of America Congressional Breakfast
  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Salazar Question DOJ Response To Oil And Gas Scandal At MMS
  • 16 - Release - Ledbetter To Testify Before Senate Judiciary Panel
  • 15 - Release - Leahy-Authored Anti-Cyber Crime Provisions Set To Become Law
  • 15 - Release - Bill To Deny Safe Haven To War Criminals Who Exploit Child Soldiers Sent To President
  • 12 - Release - Vermont Congressional Delegation Announces Disaster Declaration In Seven Vermont Counties From July And August Storms
  • 12 - Letter - To Navy Secretary Winter Regarding The U.S.S. Pueblo
  • 12 - Release - Durbin-Leahy Bill To Help Guard And Reserve Members Facing Bankruptcy Headed To Senate Floor
  • 11 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Legislation 
  • 11 - Release - Leahy, Sanders Hail Senate Passage Of Bill To Reverse Narrow Interpretations Of Americans With Disabilities Act
  • 11 - Release - Judiciary Panel Reports Leahy Bill To Extend Supreme Court Police Authority
  • 11 - Release - Vermont Rivers Bill Passes Senate Committee
  • 10 - Release - Leahy Amendment To Address Wartime Fraud Adopted By Senate  ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 10 - Letter - From Sen. Leahy And Sen. Grassley To Labor Secretary Chao Regarding Whistleblower Protection Provisions
  • 10 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Looks At New Strategies To Combat Violent Crime ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 09 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Presses DOJ To Act In Advance Of November Elections 
  • 09 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Nominations 
  • 08 - Release - Vermont Congressional Delegation Secures Over $3 Million For CCTA
  • 08 - Release - Leahy-Specter Bill To Amend Federal Rules For Discovery Process Heads To President For Signature 

August

  • 28 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Department Of Justice’s New Policy Regarding The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege
  • 21 - Release - Attorney General To Postpone Signing Of New FBI Guidelines For National Security Investigations After Request By Leahy And Specter
  • 20 - Release - Leahy Announces $8.2 M. In Farm Bill Funds For Troy And Jay Wastewater Improvements
  • 19 - Release - Leahy, Specter Press White House For OLC Torture Documents
  • 18 - Release - Vermont Delegation Hails Plan To Open New Rural Health Resource Center At The White River Junction VA Hospital
  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Specter Push For Postponement Of Finalized Guidelines For FBI
  • 14 - Release - Leahy Rebukes White House For Continued Failure To Comply With Congressional Subpoenas
  • 14 - Release - Leahy Files Supreme Court Brief On Behalf Of Vermont Musician
  • 13 - Release - Mueller To Testify At FBI Oversight Hearing In September
  • 12 - Release - Leahy Bill To Extend U.S. Parole Commission Becomes Law
  • 12 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Comments Of Attorney General Michael Mukasey To The American Bar Association
  • 11 - Release - Leahy, Specter Press Mueller For Information About Improper FBI Access Of Reporters’ Phone Records
  • 09 - Release - Work Funded By Leahy Will Zero In On The Most Serious Sources Of Phosphorus Runoff In The Missisquoi Bay Watershed
  • 07 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Administration’s Second Refusal To Provide Testimony From Joshua Bolten
  • 06 - Release - Congressional Delegation Asks President For Federal Disaster Assistance For Storm Damage
  • 06 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Cyber Crime Legislation
  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Retirement Of General Richard A. Cody
  • 01 - Release - Leahy Announces $1 Million In Grants For Local Drug Abuse Programs Across Vermont
  • 01 - Release - Attorney General Asked To Assess Damage Done To Justice Department By Illegal, Politicized Hiring Practices
  • 01 - Release - Kennedy, Leahy Introduce Bill To Reverse Supreme Court Medical Device Decision

July

  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Tribute To Wayside Restaurant, Senate Floor
  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 1693, Wired For Health Care Quality Act
  • 31 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Habeas Corpus In The Wake Of Boumediene vs. Bush
  • 31 - Release - Leahy Presses Rove, Bolten To Testify After Court Rules Against Immunity For White House Officials ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 31 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Bill To Address Juvenile Crime
  • 31 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On District Court Ruling Against Immunity For White House Officials Subpoenaed To Testify Before Congress
  • 31 - Release - Leahy Cyber Crime Measure Passes Senate
  • 30 - Release - Leahy Urges Support For Reporters’ Shield Bill As Senate Prepares For Procedural Vote ***Video Available***
  • 30 - Release - Judiciary Panel Hears Testimony From Inspector General About Politicized Hirings At Department Of Justice  ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 30 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Americans With Disabilities Act Restoration Act
  • 29 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Music And Radio In The 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates And Rules Across Platforms”
  • 29 - Release - Leahy Urges Senate To Debate Media Shield Bill ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 28 - Release - Leahy Secures $750,000 For Technology Incubator
  • 28 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 3297, “Advancing America’s Priorities Act”
  • 28 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Inspector General And Office Of Professional Responsibility Report On Politicization At The Department Of Justice
  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Final Passage Of The Housing And Economic Recovery Act, Senate Floor ***Audio Available***
  • 26 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On The Warm In Winter And Cool In Summer Act, Senate Floor ***Audio Available***
  • 25 - Release - Leahy Asks EPA Inspector General To Investigate Executive Privilege Claim And White House Interference
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 3297, The Advancing America’s Priorities Act
  • 24 - Release - Leahy Cancels Hearing After EPA Administrator Declines To Testify ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 24 - Release - Leahy, Specter, Bayh, Voinovich Introduce Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Legislation ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 23 - Release - Senators To Leavitt: Abandon Attempt To Undermine Women's Health
  • 23 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Appropriations Committee, Oversight Hearing On Waste, Fraud, And Abuse In Defense Department Contracts Supporting Activities In Iraq And Afghanistan ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 23 - Release - Comments Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. 3297, The Advancing America’s Priorities Act, Press Conference, Capitol Hill ***Audio Available***
  • 23 - Release - Leahy Announces $1.5 Million For New Public Transit Buses In Vermont
  • 23 - Release - Exxon Oil Spill Victim Testifies At Senate Hearing ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 23 - Release - Senate Confirms Two Judicial Nominations
  • 23 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy Bill To Ensure Constitutional Appointment Of Patent Judges
  • 22 - Release - Leahy Joins Democratic Senators In Introducing Legislation To Improve Voter Registration Access For Veterans
  • 21 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To Attorney General Mukasey’s Call For Congressional Action On Rules For Detainee Hearings
  • 17 - Opening Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), At The Appropriations Committee Markup For The FY2009 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill ***Audio Available***
  • 17 - Release - Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2009 State And Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
  • 17 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations
  • 17 - Release - Two More Lifetime Judicial Appointments Confirmed
  • 16 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Global HIV/AIDS, Malaria, And Tuberculosis Programs
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Presses Mukasey For Analysis Of Executive Privilege Request
  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Boxer Solicit Testimony From EPA Administrator
  • 16 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “How The Administration's Failed Detainee Policies Have Hurt The Fight Against Terrorism: Putting The Fight Against Terrorism On A Sound Legal Foundation” ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 15 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Senate and House Votes To Override The President’s Veto Of The Medicare Reimbursement Act
  • 15 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Supreme Court Decisions On Corporate Misconduct
  • 15 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “The Google-Yahoo Agreement And The Future Of Internet Advertising” ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 14 - Release - Senator Leahy Addresses Medical Coding Graduates At Fletcher Allen Health Care 
  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Consideration Of Judicial Nominations
  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On House Passage Of H.R. 3564, The Regulatory Improvement Act Of 2007
  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On House Passage Of S. 231,  A Bill To Reauthorize The Byrne Grant Program
  • 14 - Release - Vermont Center For Crime Victim Services Gains $764,896 Grant From U.S. Department Of Justice
  • 10 - Release - Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Senate Appropriations Committee Decision To Fund National Archives And Records Administration Office To Process Agency FOIA Requests
  • 10 - Release - Senate Judiciary Panel Examines Passport Breaches At State Department ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 09 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Deputy Attorney General Filip’s Letter Regarding The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege
  • 09 - Closing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Department Of Justice Oversight
  • 09 - Release - Leahy On FISA: Legislation Does Not Provide Accountability ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 09 - Release - Mukasey Testifies At Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 08 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Specter Amendment To The FISA Amendments Act Of 2008
  • 08 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Bingaman Amendment To The FISA Amendments Act Of 2008
  • 08 - Release - FISA Bill Fails To Hold Administration Accountable For Illegal Wiretapping Program ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 07 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Oil Prices And Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Press Conference, Burlington
  • 01 - Release - Mukasey Will Testify At Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing

June

  • 27 - Release - Senators Push Mukasey For Juvenile Justice Grant Application Information
  • 27 - Release - Senate Passes Gregg-Leahy Provision In Supplemental Appropriations Bill Requiring Iraq To Match U.S. Foreign Assistance For Iraq On A Dollar-For-Dollar Basis
  • 26 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The House Subcommittee Markup Of Performance Rights Legislation
  • 26 - Release - Senate Confirms Two Judicial Nominations ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 26 - Release - As Fuel Prices Continue To Skyrocket, Key Panel Okays Leahy Amendment Directing Bush Administration To Release $120 Million In Emergency Home Heating Relief
  • 26 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Leahy Bill To Address Wartime Fraud
  • 26 - Release - Senate Republicans Object To Efforts To Hold Oil Cartel Accountable
  • 26 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Supreme Court Decision In District of Columbia v. Heller ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 25 - Release - Leahy Statement On FISA Legislation ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 25 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Supreme Court Ruling In Exxon v. Baker
  • 25 - Release - FOIA Anniversary Time For Renewed Open Government Commitment
  • 25 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Obama Sponsored Measure To Commemorate Freedom Summer
  • 25 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee On The Constitution, “Laptop Searches And Other Violations Of Privacy Faced By Americans Returning From Overseas Travel”
  • 24 - Release - Senate Confirms Three Lifetime Appointments
  • 24 - Release - Senate To Vote On Three Judicial Nominations Tonight ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 24 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Inspector General Report
    On Department Of Justice Intern And Honors Programs
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “From Nuremburg To Darfur:  Accountability For Crimes Against Humanity”
  • 19 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On FISA Amendments Act Of 2008
  • 18 - Release - Leahy-Specter-Kohl Introduce Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Bill
  • 18 - Release - Leahy Praises Senate Passage Of Resolution Commemorating End Of Slavery In America
  • 17 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Responding To The Growing Need For Federal Judgeships: The Federal Judgeship Act Of 2008”
  • 16 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Continuing Republican Objections To Committee Hearings
  • 16 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Protecting Consumers By Protecting Intellectual Property” ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 13 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Death Of Tim Russert
  • 13 - Remarks - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy To The American Constitution Society
  • 12 - Opening Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 12 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Sixth Circuit Nominations
  • 12 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Supreme Court Ruling In Boumediene v. Bush ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 12 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Second Circuit Ruling In Bah v. Mukasey, Diallo v. DHS, and Diallo v. DHS
  • 11 - Release - Relief At The Pump Obstructed By Republican Actions
  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations Hearing
  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Performance Rights Legislation
  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Republican Objections To Committee Hearings
  • 11 - Op-Ed - Fight Drug Crimes And Ensure Justice, Accountability
  • 11 - Release -Victims Testify About Consumer Rights In Wake Of SCOTUS Decisions ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 10 - Release - Leahy Introduces Amended Bill to Protect Vessel Hull Designers
  • 10 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The FBI’s Release Of Preliminary 2007 Crime Statistics
  • 10 - Release - Senate Confirms Three Lifetime Appointments To Federal Bench ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 10 - Release - SJC Probes Reliability Of Detainee Interrogation Techniques
  • 09 - Release - New Leahy-Secured Workforce Development Funding To Train Vermonters For Needs Of Vermont’s Changing Economy
  • 06 - Statement - Of Senator Leahy (D-Vt.) In Support Of A Senate Debate On Steps To Address Climate Change
  • 06 - Release - Leahy Presses Mukasey For 9/11 Families’ Access To Tribunals
  • 05 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Bush Administration’s Re-Opening Of The Rendition Case Of Maher Arar
  • 04 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Impact Of Supreme Court Decisions On Americans’ Financial Security And Health Care
  • 04 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Detainees And The American Justice System ***Video Available***
  • 03 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Joint Resolution On Cluster Munitions
  • 03 - Release - Leahy Schedules Nominations Hearing, Continues Progress To Reduce Vacancies On Federal Bench
  • 03 - Release - Leahy, Feinstein And McGovern Introduce Joint Resolution Calling On The United States To Sign International Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs 
  • 03 - Op-Ed - Time To Clarify Military Roles In Disaster Relief Here At Home

May

  • 29 - Release - Senators Leahy And Feinstein Praise New Treaty Banning Cluster Munitions, Call On United States To Join Pact 
  • 26 - Statement - The United States And Cluster Munitions
  • 22 - Release - Vermont Delegation Performs Traditional ‘Milk Toast' As Renewal Of The MILC Program’s Charter Finally Becomes Law ***Photo Available***
  • 22 - Release - Panel Holds Hearing On Civil Legal Assistance To Low-Income Americans
  • 22 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Four Nominations
  • 22 - Release - Panel Reports Leahy Bill To Help Runaway, Homeless Youth
  • 21 - Closing Remarks - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Exploring The Skyrocketing Price Of Oil”
  • 21 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Merida Initiative
  • 21 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To The President’s Veto Of The Farm Bill
  • 21 - Release - Oil Executives Testify Before Senate Panel ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 21 - Release - Bill To Reauthorize National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Headed To President For Signature
  • 20 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senator Edward Kennedy’s Medical Condition
  • 20 - Release - Senate Confirms Agee For Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
  • 20 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On The Right To Vote
  • 20 - Release - Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Inspector General’s Report On FBI Involvement With Detainees At Guantanamo Bay
  • 20 - Release - Senate To Vote Today On Fourth Circuit Nominee ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Adds Several Vermont Border And Immigration Priorities To Supplemental Appropriations Bill
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Provisions Holding Private Security Contractors And War Profiteers Accountable Under U.S. Law Added To Iraq Supplemental Appropriations Bill
  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Specter Send Letter To Attorney General About FBI-ATF Cooperation
  • 15 - Release - Senators Gregg (R-N.H.) And Leahy (D-Vt.) Include Provision In Supplemental Appropriations Bill Requiring Iraq To Match U.S. Foreign Assistance For Iraq On A Dollar-For-Dollar Basis
  • 15 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Leahy-Hatch Orphan Works Bill
  • 15 - Release - By Veto-Proof Margins, Congress Sends To President A Farm Bill That Will Renew And Expand The MILC Safety Net For Dairy Farmers ***Audio Available***
  • 15 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Bill To Increase Federal Judgeships
  • 15 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Nominee For Fourth Circuit
  • 14 - Release - Leahy Ensures That Vermont Is A Big Winner In New Farm Bill ***Audio Available***
  • 14 - Release - Leahy Announces Agreement On Privacy Provisions In Health IT Bill
  • 13 - Release - Leahy, Specter, Mikulski, Shelby, Hatch Introduce Bulletproof Vest Reauthorization Bill
  • 13 - Release - Leahy Schedules Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Right To Vote
  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program:Protecting our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers”
  • 12 - Release - Leahy Announces Witnesses For Hearing On Oil Prices
  • 09 - Release - Leahy Invites Vermont State Police Lieutenant To Testify Before Panel - Hearing To Be Part Of National Police Week Events On Capitol Hill
  • 08 - Release - President Signs Bill Establishing Quadricentennial Commission To Help Organize Commemoration Of Champlain’s Exploration
  • 08 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Nomination Of Judge Glen E. Conrad To Serve On The Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals
  • 08 - Release - Leahy: Visa To Publicly Disclose Rules For Merchants
  • 07 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Explosive Rise In Oil Prices ***Audio available.***
  • 07 - Release - Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing For Circuit Nominees ***Audio and video available***
  • 06 - Release - Leahy Introduces Runaway And Homeless Youth Reauthorization
  • 06 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Sen. McCain’s Speech On Judicial Nominations
  • 02 - Release - Senators Announce Additional Funding For National Center on PTSD
  • 02 - Release - Vermont Delegation Wins MILC Program Expansion In Farm Bill Negotiations ***Audio Available***
  • 01 - Release - Nominations Progress: Judiciary Panel Holds Hearing On Circuit, District Nominations

April

  • 01 - Release - Nominations Progress: Judiciary Panel Holds Hearing On Circuit, District Nominations
  • 30 - Release - Senators Say McCain Eligible For Presidential Run
  • 30 - Release - Leahy Notices Hearing For Two Circuit Nominees
  • 30 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Hearing On "Secret Law And The Threat To Democratic And Accountable Government" Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Senate Judiciary Committee
  • 30 - Release - Vermont’s Congressional Delegation Presses FTC To Use Its New Mandate To Police Oil Price Gouging
  • 29 - Release - Judiciary Panel Examines Problems Facing Homeless And Runaway Youths ***Audio and video available.***
  • 28 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On S. 2829, A bill To Make Technical Corrections To Section 1244 Of The National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008
  • 28 - Release - Leahy Introduces Resolution Honoring Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers
  • 28 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Supreme Court Decision In Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (Voter Identification)
  • 26 - Release - Leahy And Dodd Announce Federal Funding To Hire Additional Firefighters In South Burlington
  • 25 - Release - Leahy Concerned With Proposed DNA Database Rule
  • 25 - Release - Vermont Witnesses To Be Joined By Oscar-Nominated Actor At Hearing Before Leahy Panel
  • 24 - Release - Judiciary Leaders Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Orphan Works Legislation
  • 24 - Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Three Judicial Nominations
  • 24 - Release - Kennedy, Specter, Leahy On State Secrets Committee Passage
  • 24 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Reaffirms McCain’s “Natural Born” Status
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Opening Statement At Executive Business Meeting ***Audio and video available.***
  • 23 - Release - Vermont Witnesses To Testify Before Leahy Panel
  • 23 - Release - Leahy: Circuit Vacancies Lowest In Over A Decade
  • 23 - Release - Congressional Delegation Presses Defense Secretary To Resolve Delays To Vt. Soldiers’ Return Home
  • 23 - Release - Leahy Urges Senate To Take Up And Pass Fair Pay Legislation
  • 23 - Op-Ed - Overcoming The Supreme Court’s Cramped Ruling On Fair Pay
  • 23 - Release - Senate Judiciary Committee Explores FBI Use Of National Security Letters  ***Audio and video available.***
  • 23 - Release - Leahy Schedules Hearing For Fourth Circuit Nominee
  • 18 - Release - Leahy, Grassley Introduce Wartime Fraud Legislation
  • 16 - Comments - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Consideration Of Judicial Nominations
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Commemorates Crime Victims’ Rights Week
  • 16 - Release - Leahy Grills WH Budget Director On Iraq v. U.S. Priorities In The President's Supplemental Budget Request ***Audio and video available.***
  • 16 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “Challenges And Solutions For Protecting Our Children From Violence In The 21st Century”
  • 16 - Release - GAO: NORTHCOM Failing In Civil Support Mission
  • 15 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The First Anniversary Of The Virginia Tech Tragedy April 15, 2008
  • 15 - Release - Leahy Helps Solve Impasse On Sixth Circuit Nominations
  • 14 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On National Crime Victims’ Week, April 13-20, 2008
  • 14 - Release - Clinton, Leahy, Sanders, Schumer Hail Passage Of Key Legislation To Establish Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission
  • 10 - Release - Senate Confirms Five Judicial Nominations, Including Circuit Court Nominee
  • 10 - Release - Senators Introduce Resolution To Make Clear Senate’s Position On Candidate’s Status
  • 10 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Patent Reform Legislation
  • 10 - Release - Senate Passes Leahy-Sanders Formula That Would Net Nearly $20 M. For Vermont To Help Stem Mortgage Crisis
  • 09 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, State And Foreign Operations Subcommittee Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request ***Audio and video available.***
  • 09 - Release - Senate Judiciary Democrats Press Mukasey On Discrimination Case
  • 08 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On “The Adequacy Of Representation In Capital Cases”
  • 08 - Release - Vermont Congressional Delegation Objects To General Petraeus’ Call For Open-Ended U.S. Role In Iraq
  • 07 - Release - EPA Grants $1 Million For Vermont Cleanup
  • 04 - Release - Leahy, Specter Push For Inclusion Of Hagen Case In IG-OPR Investigation
  • 03 - Release - Judiciary Committee Votes To Send Circuit Court Nominee To Floor ***Audio and video available.***
  • 02 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Repression In Tibet
  • 02 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Iraqi Refugees Resettle in Vermont
  • 02 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Oversight Of The Department Of Homeland Security ***Audio and video of statement and questions available.***
  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Consideration Of S.980, The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act Of 2007 April 1, 2008
  • 01 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Executive Nominations
  • 01 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations
  • 01 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Declassification Of Memos From The Office Of Legal Counsel April 1, 2008

March

  • 27 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The Final DHS Rule On Passport Requirements For Land And Sea Crossings Under The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
  • 26 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Audit Of Department Of Justice Key Indicators
  • 25 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The Release Of The 2008 Housing And Wage Report: “Between A Rock And A Hard Place”
  • 25 - Release - Leahy, Specter Call For DOJ Investigation Into Passport Data Breach At State Department Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders Press For Floor Consideration Of Data Privacy
  • 24 - Release - Leahy Brings Judiciary Committee To Vermont - Hearing On “The Rise Of Drug-Related Violent Crime In Rural America: Finding Solutions To A Growing Problem”
  • 20 - Release - Leahy To Bush: Senate Republicans Stalling Executive Nominations - Judiciary Committee Chairman Schedules Fifth Nominations Hearing Of 2008
  • 20 - Release - Leahy Presses Open Government Agenda As Nation Celebrates Sunshine Week Judiciary Committee Chairman Continues Push For Government Transparency, Federal Media Shield Law
  • 19 - Release - Judiciary Committee Chairman Schedules Homeland Security Oversight Hearing
  • 19 - Release - Leahy Secures Funds To Jump-Start Quadricentennial Events
  • 14 - Op-Ed - A Ray of Hope On The Horizon For FOIA
  • 14 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On House Passage Of Legislation To Amend The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007
  • 14 - Release - Leahy, Bond, Davis And Taylor Launch Follow-On National Guard Empowerment Effort
  • 13 - Statement - Remarks Of Senator Patrick Leahy Introduction Of The National Guard Empowerment And State-National Defense Integration Act Of 2008
    13 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On S. Con. Res. 70, The Budget Resolution
  • 13 - Release - Leahy, Hatch, Feinstein, Schumer Introduce Bill To Increase Federal Judgeships And Help Reduce Judicial Backlogs
  • 13 - Release - Leahy Introduces Bill To Create Jobs, Attract Foreign Investment To Vermont
  • 13 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Inspector General’s Report On FBI Abuses Of National Security Letters
  • 12 - Release - Senate Patent Reform Leaders Release Amendments In Advance Of Patent Reform Debate
  • 12 - Release - Leahy, Cornyn Introduce New OPEN FOIA Bill On Eve Of Sunshine Week
  • 12 - Release - Senate Passes Bill To Help Inmates Adapt After Release
  • 12 - Release - Leahy Testifies Before Senate Committee On Voter Disenfranchisement ***Audio and video available***
  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Draft Proposal From The House On Reforms To FISA
  • 11 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Appropriations Committee Hearing, Waste, Fraud And Abuse In Iraq Reconstruction ***Audio and video available***
  • 11 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The New Policy From The Department Of Justice On Selection And Use Of Corporate Monitors
  • 08 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Veto Of The Intelligence Authorization Act
  • 07 - Release - Leahy: Commission On Civil Rights Approves Vermont State Charter
  • 07 - Release - Leahy: As OPEC Again Says No To President Bush, U.S. Should Respond By Enacting The “NOPEC Bill” ***Audio and video available***
  • 07 - Release - Leahy Touts Senate Progress On Bush Judicial, DOJ Nominations
  • 06 - Release - Judiciary Committee Passes Bill To Protect Public Safety In Secret Court Settlements
  • 06 - Release - Leahy, Specter Urge Senate Action On Media Shield Bill
  • 06 - Release - Bill To Provide More Effective Treatment For Mentally Ill Offenders Passes Judiciary Committee
  • 06 - Release - Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation Allowing Cameras In The Courtroom
  • 06 - Release - Judiciary Committee Making Progress On Nominations ***Audio and video available.***
  • 06 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Vitter Amendment #4097 To The “CPSC Reform Act”
  • 05 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Cornyn Amendment #4094 To The “CPSC Reform Act”
  • 05 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Oversight Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation ***Audio and video available***
  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing On The DHS Fiscal Year 2009 Budget ***Audio and video available. Questions also available in audio and video.***
  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), State, Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Hearing On Fiscal Year 2009 USAID Budget Request  ***Audio and video available***
  • 03 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations
  • 03 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Mark Filip To Be Deputy Attorney General

February

  • 29 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Oil Prices
  • 28 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Statement On Amending The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Executive Business Meeting ***Audio and video available***
  • 27 - Remarks - Of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Feingold-Reid-Leahy Legislation On The War In Iraq
  • 27 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On ''The False Claims Act Corrections Act Of 2007 (S. 2041): Strengthening The Government's Most Effective Tool Against Fraud For The 21st Century” ***Audio and video available. Audio highlights also available***
  • 26 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary, On The “School Safety And Law Enforcement Improvement Act”
  • 26 - Release - Leahy, Sanders Again Push For Withdrawal Of U.S. Troops From Iraq
  • 25 - Op-Ed - Washington Post - Scare Tactics And Our Surveillance Bill
  • 22 - Release - Senate And House Judiciary And Intelligence Committee Chairs Continue To Work On FISA, Administration And Congressional Republicans Refuse To Join
  • 22 - Release - Delegation Announces $1.3 Million For Vermont Home Heating Assistance
  • 21 - Release - Senate And House Chairmen Continue Work On FISA Reform
  • 21 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Judicial Confirmation Hearing ***Audio and Video Available***
  • 20 - Release - IRS Backs Down On Rules Change That Would Have Harmed Vermont’s Captive Insurance Industry
  • 19 - Comment  - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Resignation Of Cuban President Fidel Castro
  • 18 - Releases - Leahy Announces $1 M. For Vermont Drug Task Force
  • 15 - Op-Ed - The Washington Times - Meaningful Patent Reform; Pass Legislation To Maintain America's Competitive Edge
  • 14 - Release - Leahy: FOIA Ombudsman Belongs At Archives, Not DOJ
  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Passage Of The Intelligence Authorization Act Conference Report, Including A Provision Limiting The CIA To Interrogation Techniques Authorized In The Army Field Manual
  • 13 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “Examining The State Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security While Preserving Accountability” ***Audio available***
  • 12 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Consideration Of FISA Legislation ***Audio excerpts available***
  • 12 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws: Reforming The 100:1 Crack Powder Disparity”
  • 12 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Confirmation Hearing
  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The “School Safety And Law Enforcement Improvement Act”
  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Amendment To Strike Immunity
  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, In Support Of Amendment 3915,
    To Limit The Use Of Unlawfully Obtained Information
  • 11 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On Amendment 3913 On Reverse Targeting
  • 11 - Release - Congressional Delegation Announces Funding For White River VA Expansion
  • 08 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The Court Of Appeals Decision Striking Down The Bush EPA Rule On Mercury Emissions
  • 07 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Consideration Of Judicial Nominations
  • 07 - Release - Leahy: Founding Fathers’ Papers Should Be Put Online
  • 07 - Release - Leahy, Whitehouse Urge Mukasey To Clarify Testimony About Destruction Of CIA Tapes
  • 07 - Release - Leahy Announces $1.2 M. In Grants To Vermont’s NeighborWorks Centers To Sustain Their Affordable Housing Development And Ownership Counseling
  • 06 - Release - Leahy Schedules Recess Hearing For Circuit Court Nominee
  • 06 - Release - Democratic Senators Hold Press Conference Call To Discuss Bush's Nominees
  • 05 - Comment - Of Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) And Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), On The Patent And Trademark Office’s Letter To The Senate Judiciary Committee On S. 1145, The Patent Reform Act Of 2007
  • 04 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. Amdt. 3920, The Whitehouse Amendment On Minimization Compliance Review

  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On S. Amdt. 3930 Offered By Senator Cardin (D-Md.)  

  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary,  On S. Amdt. 3979, the Feingold-Webb-Tester Sequestration Amendment

  • 04 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Ambassador James W. Spain ***Audio and video available***
  • 04 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The President’s Decision To Fund The Office Of Government Information Services Through The Department Of Justice In The FY2009 Budget Request
  • 01 - Release - Senate Committee Gives Go Ahead For Judicial Pay Raise

January  2008
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  • 31 - Release - Senate Guard Caucus Leaders Leahy And Bond:Guard And Reserve Commission’s Recommendations Would Muffle National Guard’s Voice In Pentagon Decision Making
  • 30 - Statement - Closing Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing With Attorney General Mukasey
  • 30 - Release - Bush Signs Bill Enacting Leahy’s National Guard Empowerment Reforms, And Leahy’s Repeal Of The ‘Insurrection Act Rider’
  • 30 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Oversight Hearing With Attorney General Michael Mukasey ***Audio and video available***
  • 29 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Response From Attorney General Mukasey About Waterboarding
  • 29 - Release - Leahy Urges Commission On Civil Rights To Approve State Charters
  • 28 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Night Of President Bush’s Last State Of The Union Address
  • 28 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Consideration Of The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007
  • 28 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s Prepared Testimony For The Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing
  • 28 - Release - Leahy Untangles USDA Red Tape, Freeing Up To $5 M. In Flood Disaster Relief For Vermont Dairy Farmers
  • 28 - Release - Bipartisan Coalition Of 19 Senators Makes One Last Appeal To DHS Secretary Chertoff To Limit The Damage Of Proposed New Border Requirements Set To Begin This Thursday
  • 28 - Release - Leahy Secures Funding To Protect And Restore Bethel Town Hall
  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Kennedy/Leahy Inspector General Review Amendment (Am. 3862), To The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007, S. 2248
  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Feingold Amendment
    (Am. 3909), To The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007, S. 2248
  • 24 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary, On Introduction Of The Civil Rights Act Of 2008
  • 24 - Release - White House Signals Intent To Strip Critical FOIA Funds From OIGS
  • 24 - Release - Leahy Presses To Add Food Stamp Component To Stimulus Package
  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Judiciary Committee’s Proposed Amendment To The FISA Amendments Act Of 2007, S.2248
  • 24 - Release - Leahy Sets Hearing To Examine Founding Fathers Project
  • 24 - Release - Senate Begins Debate On FISA Legislation ***Audio and video available***
  • 23 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The White House Withdrawal Of The Nomination Of E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. To The 4th Circuit Court Of Appeals
  • 23 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On “Oversight Of The Justice For All Act: Has The Justice Department Effectively Administered The Bloodsworth And Coverdell DNA Grant Programs?” ***Audio and video available***
  • 17 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On DHS Secretary Chertoff’s Insistence On Demanding Birth Certificates At The Northern Border Beginning Feb. 1
  • 16 - Release - Delegation Announces $3.9 Million For Vermont Home Heating Assistance
  • 16 - Release - Leahy, Conyers Ask For GAO Inquiry Into Awarding Of No-Bid Contracts By Justice Department
  • 15 - Release - Mukasey To Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee Jan. 30
  • 11 - Release - Reaction Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Release Of The Final REAL ID Regulations By The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security
  • 10 - Release - Leahy Seeks Details Of No-Bid Contracts Directed To Be Awarded By Justice Department Official
  • 08 - Release - President Signs Court Security Reforms Into Law
  • 02 - Comment  - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Department Of Justice Appointment Of Prosecutor To Investigate The Destruction Of CIA Interrogation Tapes
  • 02 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Presidential Signing Of The OPEN Government Act
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