Honorable Patrick Leahy
United States Senator, Vermont, Democrat
Senator Leahy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974. He served as State’s Attorney in Chittenden County, Vermont, from 1966 to 1974. He is the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and also serves on the Agriculture Committee and the Appropriations Committee, where he is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. The following is from the February 7, 2005, Senate floor debate on S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act.Today, we are considering the first of several bills that I am afraid are advanced not with an interest of what is best for the American…
