Honorable Patrick Leahy
United States Senator, Vermont, Democrat
Patrick Leahy was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1974. He served as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee from January 2007 to January 2015. The following is excerpted from Sen. Leahy’s Oct. 25, 2020, remarks during the Senate floor debate on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. …