Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT]

Senate committee approves new immigration legislation that clears the way for citizenship

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...like India and China, according to Reuters. In a dramatic move just before the vote, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, withdrew an amendment to give people the right to sponsor same-sex partners who are foreigne

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Sen. Patrick Leahy Withdraws Amendment To Include Gay Couples In Immigration Reform Bill

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...losing Bills on principle may feel good, but it doesn't accomplish anything in the Washington we have today. WASHINGTON Sen. Patrick Leahy withdrew his proposed amendment to the comprehensive immigration reform bill that would have recognized the marri

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Democrats face terrible dilemma on gay rights and immigration

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...reports : Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate. President

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Senator pulls same-sex proposal for immigration bill

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (L) preside over the second day of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Commitee on Capitol Hill in Washing

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AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...full Senate. Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate. Preside

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Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...>> Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full...More >> The Army privat

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Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before... Two people familiar with the Senat

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Okla. Senator says tornado aid should be paid for

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...goes before... Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full... The former

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Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

Senate panel supports Hatch’s pot farming penalties

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...someone steal our federal lands, steal our natural resources to do something that is still illegal," said Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, r

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Schumer pressured by gay activists

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...Because of that bind, some key Democrats have pushed quietly for President Barack Obama to ask Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy — a Vermont Democrat who is a major backer of the same-sex amendment in the bill — to wait to offer it until th

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Senators work through changes to immigration bill

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...foreign-born spouses for green cards like straight Americans can. Gay rights groups are pressuring Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., to offer an amendment allowing this, but Republican authors of the immigration bill insist that they'll abandon t

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Senate panel gives green light to test biometric exit program

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...The committee was slated for a late night Monday. As it began its fourth day of edits to the bill, Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy said he was optimistic that the panel could complete its work as early as Wednesday night. This story was originally published

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Immigration Bill Could Require Fingerprinting at Airports

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...backed by Hatch, a potential swing vote, that would expand the number of H-1B visas available for high-skilled workers. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) the chairman of the judiciary committee, is also pushing an amendment that would allow gay and lesbian Ame

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Sen. Hatch: No deal yet on tech-backed H-1B visa amendments

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...said. Time is running out for Hatch and Schumer to reach a compromise on the amendments; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is aiming to wrap up the panel's markup of the sweeping immigration bill by mid-week. Winning Hatch's supp

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Immigration Bill Navigates Early Obstacles

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, the ranking member, as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembles to work on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship t

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Vt.'s only pharmacy school to hold 1st graduation

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...Vermont residents and come from 21 states and two countries. The graduation speech is being delivered by Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy . There are now nearly 270 students enrolled at the Albany College of Pharmacy's Colchester campus. A pharmacy degre

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50 students graduate at Burlington College

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...history, the college conferred bachelor of fine arts and master degrees. The college also awarded honorary degrees to Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bill Stenger, the owner of Jay Peak Resort. For the first time in its history, the college conferred bac

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WashPost Loved Henry Waxman, But Bashes Darrell Issa 'Feverishly Chasing' After Obama

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...PS: NPR's Carrie Johnson did that the other day, too on the DOJ-AP scandal: Issa was a "fierce critic" of Obama, but Patrick Leahy and the ACLU were not given the hostile adjectives: "California Republican Darrell Issa, a fierce critic of the administra

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Immigration Overhaul: House Has Agreement in Principle

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...by the “Gang of Eight.” That meant they had earlier addressed more than a quarter of the amendments. A spokesman for Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told ABC News earlier today that they were “making good progress and by far most amendments have passed

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