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Democrats started reminding Republicans of their tone-deafness. “He’ll be the first Cuban-born judge to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont said, standing alongside a poster of...
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Vt. (AP) -- Vermont's delegation in Washington is split on the question of extending the payroll tax cut for the rest of this year. Sen. Patrick Leahy supports the measure, saying it will mean an extra $1,500 to the average Vermont family. He says not...
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Last September, the Food Marketing Institute released a study showing that organic and locally sourced foods was one of the most promising trends in supermarkets in 2011. The new trade agreement will no doubt accelerate that growth. U.S. Senator...
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At a debate last night in Burlington, the three candidates running for their next job to be mayor of Vermont's largest city talked about their first job and what they learned from it. Democrat Miro Weinberger worked in Senator Patrick Leahy's...
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Democrats started reminding Republicans of their tone-deafness. "He'll be the first Cuban-born judge to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit," Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont said, standing alongside a poster of...
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Democrats started reminding Republicans of their tone-deafness. “He’ll be the first Cuban-born judge to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont said, standing alongside a poster of...
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In an effort to move another one of those long-pending nominations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion yesterday to force a vote on federal prosecutor Jesse Furman, nominated to a trial court seat in the Southern District of New York. ...
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Iraq, and Israel. "Not one more dollar should flow to the government of Egypt until the secretary of state can assure the American people that this issue is resolved," said Rep. Kay Granger, the chairwoman of the foreign operations subcommittee of the...
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The Justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts in his State of the Judiciary report for 2011, steadfastly maintain that the Court abides by the same standards, set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, that apply to lower court judges. ...
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Asked about the holdup, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said only: "I'm a great admirer of the junior senator of Kentucky." "He'll be the first Cuban-born judge to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit," Judiciary...
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Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program has provided Vermont police departments with more than $767,000, helping them purchase more than 3,600 vests. Nationally, it has provided $247 million for nearly 1 million vests. Senate...
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The legislation, introduced by then-Senator Joe Biden was aimed at improving the response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The bill for re-authorization sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen. Mike Crapo...
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The seat he's filling was declared a judicial emergency by the policymaking body for U.S. Courts: basically meaning the appellate panel has been overwhelmed with court filings. But none of that sped up the process. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick...
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(Source: Congressional Record) Rep. Pat Schroeder, 1993: “Mr. Speaker, any person knows that Sports Illustrated has always pushed its swimsuit edition with scantily attired women all over the place, and believe me, they are not women my age or look...
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The seat he's filling was declared a judicial emergency by the policymaking body for U.S. Courts: basically meaning the appellate panel has been overwhelmed with court filings. But none of that sped up the process. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick...
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In a Tuesday letter to the Senate panel overseeing the postal service, the 27 senators recommended ways to preserve first-class and Saturday mail delivery, keep rural post offices and mail processing centers from closing, and protect many of the...
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(Ky.) said only: “I’m a great admirer of the junior senator of Kentucky.” Democrats waited out the delay by reminding Republicans of their tone-deafness. “He’ll be the first Cuban-born judge to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,”...
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It was reauthorized with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2000 and again in 2005. Not this year. On Feb. 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (S. 1925) reauthorizing VAWA. The bill was sponsored by Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and...
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In a Washington Post piece on the subject, Senator Patrick Leahy is quoted as saying: “I’ve been in embassies all over the world, and you come to this place and you’re like: ‘Whoa. Wow.’ All of a sudden you’ve got something so completely out of scale...
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Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and is the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. As of 2009 Leahy is also fourth most senior U.S. Senator. Full Article
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Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. , left, talks with Warner Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Barry Meyer during the opening of the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
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Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. , left, Barry Meyer, chairman and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. , center, and actor Clint Eastwood help cut the ribbon to open the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
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CORRECTS SPELLING OF SMITHSON - Actor and director Clint Eastwood, left, and Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. , look at the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal which Leahy presented to Eastwood during the opening of the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: FBI Director Robert Mueller (C) is escorted by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (L) (D-VT) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (R) (D-CA) prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a oversight hearing on Capitol Hill December 14, 2011 in...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 3: United States Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat of Vermont), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciiary Committee, and his wife, Marcelle, arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States...
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) participates in a news conference at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which...
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) arrive for a news conference with at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to...
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Senate Majority Whip...
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (2nd L) introduces Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (3rd L) during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sen. Charles...
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Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. , center, accompanied by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , right, and fellow committee member, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011,...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , center, accompanied by committee members, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss committee action on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. From left...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , center, flanked by Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del. , left, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT. , right, take part in news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, to discuss Judiciary Committee...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (C) is greeted by ranking member U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (L) as committee chairman U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) looks on prior to a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee October 19, 2011...
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Henry Jarecki, Gloria Jarecki, Marcelle Pomerleau Leahy, and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy attend the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors after party at Nobu 57 on October 13, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy speaks as Actress Helen Mirren and First Vice President of the Directors Guild of America Paris Barclay look on at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors at the Directors Guild of America Theater on October 13, 2011 in New...
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy speaks at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors at the Directors Guild of America Theater on October 13, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Actress Helen Mirren (L) and First Vice President of the Directors Guild of America Paris Barclay (R) pose with award recipient U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (C) at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors at the Directors Guild of America Theater on October 13,...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate (L) greets Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) prior to testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Subcommittee on Capitol Hill October 12, 2011 in Washington DC. The...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer (R) and Antonin Scalia (3rd L), escorted by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L), and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (2nd L), arrive at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee October 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in...
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) speaks as Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer (L) and Antonin Scalia (R) listen during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee October 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The justices...
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President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of the Union address.
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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, after delivering his State of the Union...
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (C), U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L), and U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) pause during a news conference September 26, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate has approved a Continuing...
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US President Barack Obama (3rd R) signs the America Invents Act, sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (Top) and Chairman Lamar Smith at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011. The act reforms the patent application system...
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Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. , left, talks with Warner Bros. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Barry Meyer during the opening of the Warner Bros. Theater at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
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