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 chairs the Judiciary Committee and sits on the Appropriations Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and the Agriculture Committee. The following is from the January 24, 2008, Senate floor debate on S. 2248, the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Amendments Act. I support the Judiciary Committee amendment to the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. The Judiciary Committee amendment would make important improvements to the Intelligence Committee bill, at the same…
