Honorable Patrick Leahy
United States Senator, Vermont, Democrat
Senator Leahy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974. From 1966 to 1974, he served as State’s Attorney in Chittenden County, Vermont. In the 107th Congress, he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and served on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Appropriations Committee. The following is from testimony presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs during May 22, 2002, hearings on Federal Cocaine Sentencing Policy.Few of our criminal laws have created more controversy over the last 15 years than the laws governing cocaine sentencing. The wide disparity between sentences for crack…
