Honorable Patrick Leahy
United States Senator, Vermont, Democrat
Senator Leahy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974. He was a State’s Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont, from 1966 to 1974. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Judiciary Committee and also sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; and Rules and Administration. The following is from the February 3, 2015, Senate floor debate on H.R. 240, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Later today, the Senate will vote on whether it should proceed to a bill that attempts to link two critical…
