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 chairs the Judiciary Committee and also sits on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and the Appropriations Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. He is the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate. The following is from a January 30, 2013, hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee titled, “What Should America Do About Gun Violence?” On December 14, America’s heart was broken when 20 young children and six…
