Coronavirus Information
Dear Vermonter,
This is such an unfamiliar and difficult time for all of us. As we follow the guidance to stay home and stay safe, one thing that Marcelle and I miss most is direct contact with our kids and grandkids.
As Chairman of the Appropriations Committee I’m gratified to be able to make sure that Vermont has a front seat at the table as we’re writing and passing these relief measures. This already has meant billions for our state as we cope with these many challenges.
My staff continues to compose and compile resources that may be helpful to Vermonters during this crisis, and I hope you will explore the links below to find answers and information.
Patrick
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Latest
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06.23.22
Statement On The Urgent Need For Additional COVID Funding
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05.06.21
Leahy Announces $12 Million In Federal COVID Relief To Bolster VT’s Substance Use Treatment And Prevention Response -- News Backgrounder ALSO BELOW --
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03.10.21
Leahy Hails Final Passage Of The American Rescue Plan
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03.06.21
Statement On Senate Passage Of The American Rescue Plan
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03.04.21
Comments On The American Rescue Plan
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02.03.21
Statement On The Urgent Need For A Bold Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic
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02.03.21
Statement On The Senate Democrats Meeting With President Biden
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01.27.21
Durbin, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Help Developing Nations With Access To COVID-19 Vaccines And The Pandemic Economic Fallout
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01.14.21
Statement On President Elect Biden's Proposal To Address The Coronavirus Crisis And Restart The Economy
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01.13.21
Leahy-Led Bipartisan Bill Promoting Affordable Health Insurance Is Signed Into Law
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12.21.20
Statement On FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bills And COVID Relief Package
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12.07.20
Statement On The Urgent Need For COVID Relief
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11.10.20
Comment On The Release Of The FY 2021 Senate Appropriations Bills
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10.21.20
Statement On The Need For A Comprehensive COVID Relief Bill
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10.09.20
Leahy, Booker, Harris Press Chairman Graham Not To Conduct Supreme Court Hearings Without COVID-19 Testing Procedures In Place
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09.21.20
Statement On The Continuing Resolution
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09.08.20
Statement On Need For COVID Relief Bill
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08.10.20
Leahy Leads 33 Other Senators In Pressing The White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard’s COVID-19 Response
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08.08.20
REAX Of Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To President Trump’s Coronavirus Executive Orders
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07.29.20
Statement On The Republican COVID-19 Proposal And The Cost Of Continued Inaction
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07.27.20
REAX Of Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy To The Inadequate McConnell/Trump COVID-19 Proposal
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07.21.20
Statement On The Global Response To COVID-19
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07.21.20
Sens. Coons, Leahy Introduce Bill To Block Pres. Trump’s Attempt To Withdraw From World Health Organization
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07.21.20
Leahy, Durbin, Murray And Tester Call On President Trump To Increase PPE And Testing Capacity
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07.20.20
Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy Highlights Urgent Need For Coronavirus Supplemental
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07.17.20
The Mounting Cost Of COVID Inaction: Foreign Aid
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07.17.20
Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration To Reverse Move Undermining COVID-19 Hospital Data Collection And Reporting
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07.16.20
The Mounting Cost Of Inaction: Rent
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07.15.20
The Mounting Cost Of COVID Inaction: Child Care
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07.14.20
The Mounting Cost Of Inaction: United States Citizenship And Immigration Services
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07.13.20
The Mounting Cost Of COVID Inaction: The Election
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07.10.20
The Mounting Cost Of COVID Inaction: Access To Education
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07.09.20
Leahy Joins Senate And House Democrats Urging ICE And DHS To Immediately Withdraw New Guidance That Threatens International Students With Deportation
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07.09.20
The Mounting Cost Of COVID Inaction: Domestic Violence
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07.08.20
The Mounting Cost Of Inaction: The Census
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07.07.20
The Mounting Cost Of Inaction: Food Insecurity
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07.01.20
Statement On Impending Furloughs At The United States Citizenship And Immigration Services
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06.30.20
Statement On The Need To Pass Another COVID-19 Emergency Appropriations Bill
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06.30.20
Leahy Calls On Leader McConnell And President Trump To Pass Emergency Funding For USCIS
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06.26.20
Senate Passes Durbin Resolution To Reaffirm U.S. Commitment To Global Effort To Find COVID-19 Vaccine
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06.23.20
Ahead Of The 2020 Election, Senate Democrats Call For Proactive Efforts To Counter Voter Suppression Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures
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06.18.20
After More Than A Month Of Senate Inaction, Merkley (Joined By Leahy And Others) Presses To Bring The HEROES Act COVID-19 Relief Bill To Floor For Debate And Vote
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06.17.20
REAX To Senate Republicans Delaying Fiscal Year 2021 Markups
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06.17.20
Leahy, Sanders And Welch Announce 2-Month Extension Of Farmers To Families Food Box COVID-19 Relief Program In Vermont
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06.08.20
Leahy, Sanders And Welch Push IRS To Ensure All Eligible Vermonters Receive Stimulus Checks
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06.04.20
Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region
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06.03.20
Letter To Department Of Defense Regarding Insurrection Act
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06.02.20
Examining Best Practices For Incarceration And Detention During COVID-19
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05.29.20
Comment On The President’s Announcement Friday Afternoon About The World Health Organization
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05.22.20
Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
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05.19.20
DHS Inspector General to Examine ICE Detention Facility COVID-19 Policies and Practices
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05.15.20
Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Leahy REAX On House Passage Of The Heroes Act
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05.15.20
Leahy, Sanders, Welch And Scott: Vermont To Receive $55 Million For COVID-19 Testing Efforts
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05.13.20
Vermont Delegation Sends Letter Urging USDA Secretary Perdue To Do More For Dairy Farmers
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05.13.20
Manchin, Romney, Leahy, Gardner, Wyden Bill To Extend PPL Loan Deadline From 8 To 16 Weeks
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05.11.20
Leahy, Tester Urge FEMA To Increase Efforts To Deliver Food To Those In Need
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05.11.20
Casey Leads Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic
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05.07.20
Support Grows for Repeal of GOP Tax Scam Slipped into Vital COVID Relief Legislation
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05.07.20
Udall, Senators Tell Trump Administration: Stop Playing Politics with the U.S. Postal Service
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05.06.20
Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Trump to Immediately Use DPA to Manufacture PPE, COVID-19 Testing Supplies
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05.05.20
Leahy And McGovern Lead Members Of Congress In Pressing Pompeo And Mnuchin To Confirm That U.S. Policy Does Not Preclude Shipments Of Medical Equipment To Cuba To Combat COVID-19
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05.01.20
Brown, Bennet, Durbin, Wyden Lead Letter Calling For Tax Credit Expansion To Help Working Families During Coronoavirus Economic Downturn
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04.30.20
Brown, Collins, Stabenow Urge USDA To Target Relief To Local Farmers In Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
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04.29.20
Vermont Delegation Urges Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza to Clarify PPP Loan Forgiveness for Small Businesses
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04.22.20
Leahy To Host Delegation Tele-Town Hall Update On The Coronavirus In Vermont
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04.21.20
Comment On Senate Passage Of The Coronavirus Aid Package 3.5
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04.21.20
Leahy Presses Trump Administration To Release Any Secret Justification For Trump’s Unprecedented Claim Of “Total Authority” During Pandemic
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04.20.20
Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
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04.16.20
Leahy And Lankford Urge State Department And DHS To Exercise Discretion And Grant Relief To Vulnerable Refugees And Special Immigrant Visa Holders
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04.16.20
REAX Of Appropriations Vice Chair Patrick Leahy On Being Appointed To President Trump’s Council To Reopen America
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04.15.20
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Announce More Than $9 Million In Grants To Support Vermont’s Airports
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04.14.20
Comment On President Trump’s Slashing Of U.S. Contributions To The World Health Organization Amid The Global COVID-19 Pandemic
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04.13.20
Leahy And Stabenow Lead Letter Urging USDA To Take Immediate Action To Support Dairy Farmers
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04.13.20
Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA To Provide Relief For Local Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic
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04.08.20
Klobuchar, Schneider, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Number of Doctors in Rural and Other Medically Underserved Areas
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04.08.20
Comment On The President’s Remarks About The World Health Organization
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04.07.20
Leahy Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats In Demanding Answers About DHS’ Newly Claimed Authorities To Override Federal Laws At Southern Border
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04.03.20
Brown, Hassan, Bennet, Booker Lead Letter Calling On Administration To Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically
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04.02.20
Leahy Presses Administration To Remedy Returned Peace Corps Volunteers’ Difficulties In Securing Job Opportunities And Unemployment Benefits
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04.01.20
Hassan, Brown, Colleagues Call for Social Security Recipients to Get CARES Act Direct Cash Assistance Without Having to File Tax Return
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04.01.20
Meeting the Needs of States
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03.27.20
Statement On President Trump Signing The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
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03.25.20
LEAHY: Coronavirus Emergency Relief Bill Will Bring More Than $1 Billion to Vermont
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03.25.20
Remarks On The Coronavirus Aid, Relief And Economic Security Act
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03.25.20
Menendez, Leahy Urge President to Use Upcoming G20 Meeting to Coordinate International Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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03.25.20
Leahy Releases Appropriations Summary Of Bipartisan Coronavirus Aid And Economic Relief Agreement
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03.24.20
Statement On Status Of Bipartisan Negotiations To Address The Coronovirus Pandemic