Senator Patrick Leahy

Democrat  •  Vermont  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2011 - 2016 View All

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02/08/12
Sen. Ron Wyden demands Obama administration provide legal justification for targeting U.S. citizens in war on terror

In the Senate, however, Wyden has at least one ally. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has also requested similar information and has yet to receive a full response, even after asking Holder directly about it during ...

Source: Oregonian
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02/08/12
Senate Democrat challenges Obama on killing American terror suspects

Can the president order intelligence agencies to kill an American who is inside the United States?” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D. Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, also has asked for a copy of any classified legal opinion on killing ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
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02/08/12
Congress: Threat to Withhold Egypt Aid Could Bolster U.S. Credibility

When Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., met with key Republicans and Democrats about the State Department budget bill, the Obama administration was vigorously pushing back against including restrictions on aid to Egypt. To persuade his colleagues to condition the

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02/07/12
Men's Rights Blog: Results about the VAWA reauthorization

Late last week the Senate Judiciary Committee announced it was going to hold a mark-up of the VAWA reauthorization bill, S. 1925. And we knew GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley was unhappy with Sen. Patrick Leahy's bill, for a ...

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02/07/12
Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a ...

Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a judicial nominee. Posted on February 7, 2012 by mspbwatch. How else can one explain the following statement, meant to pressure Senate Republicans to confirm 19 nominees ...

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02/07/12
Sen. Patrick Leahy: USPS plans endanger economy – postalnews ...

I believe the Postal Service will find more and more senators and representatives standing up here in Congress to prevent rash and irreversible decisions, until USPS can present a cogent strategy for growing in a new era of .

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