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 sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; and Judiciary, where he is the Ranking Minority Member. The following is from the June 2, 2015, Senate floor debate on H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015. The USA FREEDOM Act that was passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives — that has strong bipartisan support here — is supported by the director of national intelligence. It is also supported by our attorney…
