U.S. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell speaks at a news conference to announce new Forest Legacy funding in Richmond, Vt. , Monday, May 18, 2009. More than 5,000 acres of forest in northern Vermont is going to be conserved with the help of a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Legacy Program conserves working forests by buying conservation easements from willing private landowners. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , left, listens on. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

U.S. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell speaks at a news conference to announce new Forest Legacy funding in Richmond, Vt. , Monday, May 18, 2009. More than 5,000 acres of forest in northern Vermont is going to be conserved with the help of a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Legacy Program conserves working forests by buying conservation easements from willing private landowners. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , left, listens on.

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  1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (2nd L)(D-NV), hugs John Rockefeller (C)(D-WV) as Christopher Dodd (L)(D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and his wife Marcelle watch after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill, in Washington, November 21, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) following the Senate's cloture vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate approved the motion to bring the bill to a full debate on the floor of the Senate by 60-39 vote.

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  1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (2nd L)(D-NV), hugs John Rockefeller (C)(D-WV) as Christopher Dodd (L)(D-CT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and his wife Marcelle watch after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill, in Washington, November 21, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) hugs Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) following the Senate's cloture vote on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate approved the motion to bring the bill to a full debate on the floor of the Senate by 60-39 vote.
  3. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev, center left, .gets a hug by Sen. Jay Rockefeller D-W.Va, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left and Sen. Patrick Leahy D-Vt., right, looks on after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad health care overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
  4. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (C) is greeted by Senator Jeff Sessions (L) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy as he arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 18, 2009.
  5. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (R) escorts U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder into the hearing room to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 18, 2009.
  6. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., listens as Attorney General Eric Holder, back to camera, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the committee's hearing on Justice Department oversight.
  7. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., left, stands with Attorney General Eric Holder, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, prior to Holder testifying before the committee's Justice Department oversight hearing.
  8. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., presides over a hearing on effective strategies for preventing health care fraud, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Leahy.
  9. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, accompanied by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, following a vote.
  10. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., center, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009,on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  11. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., center, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  12. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walk to a news conference on health insurance companies, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  13. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  14. In this Oct. 21, 2009, photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients.
  15. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, d-N.Y., left, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks during a news conference on health insurance companies, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
  16. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, followed by Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., head to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.

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