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09.19.18
Delegation Announces Nearly $1 Million in Grants for Vermont’s First Responders

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10.06.17
Vermont Firefighters Receive $1.6 Million in Federal Grants

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07.27.17
SUMMARY: Appropriations Committee Approves FY2018 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill

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COPS, Law enforcement, drugs, Appropriations Committee, Appropriations, economy, Department of Justice, FBI, safety, Opioid, award, oversight, Trump, economic development
06.02.17
President Signs Bill To Strengthen Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, Including Three Improvements Authored By Senator Patrick Leahy

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02.08.17
Senator Leahy & Leading Senators Demand Answers About Outrageous Price Hike For Lifesaving Anti-Opioid Drug

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11.29.16
Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary On Senate Passage of S. 2944, Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2016

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09.09.16
Leahy's Message On The Anniversary Of 9/11

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07.23.16
Two Bills Championed By Leahy Signed Into Law

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President Obama, criminal justice, CARA, police
07.13.16
Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senate Passage of S. 2944, Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2016

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07.12.16
House Passes Leahy-Backed Bill To Support Active Shooter Training For Officers, Which Now Goes To White House For Signature

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