Patrick Leahy

At Vermont Law Day Event, Senator Leahy Speaks About The Rule Of Law In The United States

On May 4, Senator Leahy attended the Vermont Bar Association's Law Day Event at the Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier. At the event, Senator Leahy gave brief remarks about the ongoing challenge of ensuring that justice is served and that our courts remain independent and fair.

Above, Senator Leahy is pictured outside the Supreme Court building with, from left to right, Vermont Bar Association Executive Director Robert Paolini and Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber. Prior to delivering his remarks, Senator Leahy toured the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Reiber.

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Senate Committee On Agriculture Approves 2012 Farm Bill

On April 26, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry voted to approve the 2012 Farm Bill, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act by a vote of 16-5. The bill will be considered by the full Senate next.

Senator Leahy is the Committee's most senior member and led the committee in writing a new dairy program to end the price rollercoaster that periodically roils Vermont’s dairy farmers and consumers. Senator Leahy also led in improvements to the bill’s sections on conservation, nutrition, organics and other agriculture issues important to Vermont.

Above, Senator Leahy prepares to markup the 2012 Farm Bill in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Click here to learn more about the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012. »

Senate Passes Leahy-Authored Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

The Senate has passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), a bill introduced by Senator Leahy and Senator Crapo of Idaho in November of 2011. The Senate voted 68-31 in support of the legislation on April 26. The bill will further strengthen and improve programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

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U.S. Senators Embrace Kony 2012 Movement

U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have released a new video on the Senate’s efforts to support the removal of Joseph Kony and his top lieutenants in the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield in central Africa. Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), is also featured in the video, which is aimed at the millions of young Americans who have become part of the Kony 2012 movement in the last month.

The seven-and-a-half-minute video, titled “Pursuing Joseph Kony: A Message from the United States Senate” went live on YouTube on April 19th and will be pushed out through senators’ digital channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, email, and their websites.

Forty-three senators have cosponsored S.Res.402, a resolution in the Senate introduced last month condemning Kony and declaring support for U.S. efforts to advise regional forces on Kony’s capture.

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Leahy Center For Lake Champlain Continues To Expand

On March 24, Senator Leahy joined staff, board members, and guests of the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain to officially open the Lakeside Pavilion, a new 5900 square foot multipurpose space on the very edge of Lake Champlain which will be used for meetings, events, and educational programs.

Senator Leahy is honored to have his name, and his wife Marcelle's, attached to the Leahy Center for the Lake, which is home to: ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources of the University of Vermont Ecosystem Science Laboratory, Lake Champlain Basin Program Resource Room, Lake Champlain Sea Grant Watershed Alliance, and the Lake Champlain Navy Memorial.

Above, Senator Leahy and Dave Tilton of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service celebrate the opening of the expansion.

Click here to learn more about Senator Leahy's work for Lake Champlain. »