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2002

December

  • DOJ Response of 12-23-02 to Question #19 (pdf)

  • DOJ Response of 12-23-02 to FISA Questions (pdf)

  • DOJ Response of 12-23-02 to USA Patriot Act Questions (pdf)

  • 24 - Press Release - Leahy Asks White House To Reverse Policy That Cuts Aid To Food Banks

  • 23 - Press Release - Leahy Hits Interior Dept. 'Holiday Sneak Attack' On Parks And Public Lands
    White House Opens Door To Thousands Of Miles Of Paved Roads Through National Parks, Refuges And Wilderness Areas

  • 22 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To TIME Magazine’s Selection Of 3 Whistleblowers As Persons Of The Year

  • 20 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Decision Of Senator Trent Lott To Step Down As Majority Leader

  • 20 - Press Release - Leahy Recommends Vermonters For U.S. Service Academies . . . Releases His Annual List

  • 19 - Fact Sheet, Letter and Statement - At-A-Glance Facts On Judicial Nominations For The 107th Congress, Letter From Sen. Leahy To Chief Justice Rehnquist Re: Judicial Nominations, Floor Statement Of Sen. Leahy On The Democratic-Led Senate Confirming Its 100th Nominee

  • 16 - Reaction - Crime Rates Rise Again -- Reaction of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy

  • 13 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senator Trent Lott's News Conference

  • 13 - Press Release - Leahy Announces $21 Million For The Army And Navy To Adopt Vergennes Plant’s Advanced Helicopter Technology

  • 11 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy About Senator Lott’s Remarks At Senator Thurmond’s Birthday Party

  • 11 - Letter - From Senators Patrick Leahy and Debbie Stabenow and Herb Kohl To Attorney General Ashcroft And Secretary Thompson About The Administration's Hide Information Pertinent To The Omnibus Autism Proceeding Case

  • 09 - Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Signing Ceremony Of Alliance Between U.S. Agency for International Development And Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

  • 06 - Advisory - USAID To Announce Coffee Alliance With Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

  • 06 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To The Resignation Of Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill At The Prompting Of The White House

  • 05 - Press Release - Ten Senators Ask For Antitrust Investigation Of The Hood-NDH Dairy Merger

November

  • 26 - Reaction - President Signs Terrorism Insurance Bill -- Reaction Of Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy

  • 26 - Press Release - Coffee Crisis Steeps Farmers In Low Prices And Consumers In Bad Coffee . . . Congress Asks White House To Forge Solution

  • 22 - Press Release - Leahy Hits White House's Rollback Of Clean Air Standards For Old Power Plants

  • 22 - VT Delegation Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords and Sanders Applaud USDA Decision To Include Six Vermont Counties for Drought Relief

  • 21 - Veterans Affairs Press Release - Veterans Affairs Announces Changes In Rules Governing VA Benefits; Result Is Significant Increase In Veterans Funding For New England

  • 20 - Press Release - Leahy Steers N.H.-Vt. School Compact Through Senate Wednesday Night

  • 20 - Statement - Farmer Bankruptcy Protection - Senate Wed. Night Passes 6-Month Extension, Sending Bill To President's Desk

  • 20 - Fact Sheet and Statement - At-A-Glance Look At Judicial Nominations In The 107th Congress

  • 20 - Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords Warn That Hood Milk-NDH Merger Could Hurt Vermont Dairy Farmers

  • 20 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On "An Assessment Of The Tools Needed To Fight The Financing Of Terrorism"

  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Homeland Security Department Act

  • 19 - Floor Speech - Of Senator Patrick Leahy: We Need A Plan To Stop AIDS

  • 19 - Statement - Of Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy On 100 Judicial Confirmations By The Democratic-Led Senate

  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy: Special Interest Provision Protects Drug Companies At Expense Of Parents And Children In Homeland Security Bill

  • 19 - Statement - Senate Passes Terrorism Insurance, Sends Bill To President's Desk - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy

  • 19 - Press Release, Fact Sheet and Statement - Senate Passes Leahy Bill Targeting Sweetheart Deals That Delay Low-Cost Generic Drugs

  • 18 - Reaction - Of Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy On The FISA Review Court's Ruling On FISA's Scope

  • 18 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Innocence Protection Act - Given On The Floor Of The Senate

  • 18 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Judge Dennis Shedd To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit

  • 18 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Confirmation of Michael McConnell To The 10th Circuit

  • 18 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Confirmation Vote On John Rogers Nominated To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit

  • 18 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The “Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002,” H.R. 5334

  • 15 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy, On The Confirmation Vote On John Rogers Nominated To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit

  • 15 - Reaction - Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy To The DOJ Inspector General’s Report On Allegations Of A Double Standard At The FBI

  • 15 - Press Release and Statement - Senate, House Pass Bill To End Webcasting Crisis

  • 14 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary “America Still Unprepared-America Still in Danger: The October 2002 Hart-Rudman Terrorism Task Force Report"

  • 14 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Judge Dennis Shedd - Executive Meeting Committee On The Judiciary

  • 14 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Michael McConnell To The 10th Circuit

  • 14 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Executive Business Meeting, on “The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002,” S. 2480

  • 06 - Comments - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Change In Senate Majority And The Judiciary Committee

October

  • 30 - Comments (and Letter) - Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy On The White House Proposal On Judicial Nominees

  • 29 - Press Release - Election Reform Law Tuesday By President Bush Includes Leahy Provision To Explore Internet-Assisted Elections

  • 25 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Death Of Senator Paul Wellstone

  • 24 - Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy - Announcement Of The New Department Of Justice National Center For Cyber-Terrorism And Cyber-Crime - Norwich University

  • 24 - Press Release - Senate Judiciary Chairman Leahy Questions SEC Chairman Pitt On Effects Of Budget Cuts On Securities Fraud Enforcement

  • 22 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Situation Involving FBI Special Agent Jane Turner

  • 22 - Press Release - Leahy Visits Newport Helmet Manufacturing Firm . . . Announces Millions Of Dollars In Contracts

  • 21 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Administration's Proposed Prescription Drug Plan

  • 21 - Press Release and Chronology - New Organic Labeling Program Starts Today, Ensuring That 'Organic' Products REALLY ARE Organic . . . Leahy Is Program's 'Father'

  • 18 - Press Release - Reaction of Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy To The Anonymous Senate Objection Thursday Night To Passage Of The Small Webcaster Bill

  • 17 - Press Release - Vermont Senators Introduce Bill To Expand Benefits To Public Safety Officers' Families

  • 17 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Clean Water Act 30th Anniversary: A Time for Reflection and Time for Action

  • 16 - Joint Press Release - Senate Approves Election Reform Bill, Guarantees Adequate Funding For Vermont

  • 16 - Press Release - First Vermont Biotech Firm To Receive Initial Production Orders

  • 15 - Press Release - USDA To Begin Making Dairy Payments; Leahy, Jeffords and Sanders Hail Long-Awaited Payments

  • 15 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On S. 2520, The Prosecutorial Remedies And Tools Against Exploitation Of Children Today (PROTECT) Act

  • 11 - Press Release - Senate Approves Funding Vermont National Guard Readiness Center

  • 11 - Press Release - Harkin and Leahy Stress the Need for Disaster Relief without Harming Nutrition Programs

  • 10 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Judiciary Committee’s 100th Vote In 15 Months On Judicial Nominations  (Also includes the Shedd nomination and confirmed judicial nominee Ron Clark)

  • 10 - Press Release - Leahy Whistleblower Measure Advances In Senate

  • 10 - Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords, And Sanders Renew Push For Local Control Of Cellular and Broadcast Tower Locations

  • 09 - Floor Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Iraq War Resolution

  • 08 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing on the “Feres Doctrine”

  • 08 - Executive Business Meeting Statement - Of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy - Judiciary Committee Votes On 100th Judicial Nominee

  • 07 - Comment - Of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy On The House-Passed Webcasting Bill

  • 03 - Press Release - Senate Clears DOJ Bill, Sending To President’s Desk The 1st New Justice Department Charter In More Than Two Decades

  • 03 - Press Release and Letter - Leahy, Jeffords, Sanders Ask USDA To Rule In Drought Relief To Next-Door Countries That USDA Has Ruled Out

  • 02 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On “Stopping Child Pornography: Protecting Our Children And The First Amendment”

  • 01 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On, “Narrowing the Nation's Power: The Supreme Court Sides with the States”

 

September

  • 30 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Webcasting

  • 30 - Floor Statement and Rpt Highlights - Conference Report on H.R. 2215, The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act

  • 27 - VT Delegation Press Release - USDA, Finally, Says It Is ALMOST Ready To Begin Payments Under New National Dairy Program

  • 26 - Floor Statement - An Address By Senator Patrick Leahy On Iraq - Senate Floor

  • 26 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Judicial Nominations Including Miguel Estrada To Be A U.S. Circuit Judge On The D.C. Circuit

  • 25 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Asbestos Litigation

  • 25 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s Visit To Washington

  • 25 - Press Release - Vermonter Honored For Her ‘Matchmaking’ In Finding Adoptive Homes For Neglected Kids

  • 25 - Press Release - GAO Finds Spotty Performance By Federal Agencies In Implementing 1996 Electronic Freedom Of Information Reforms

  • 24 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chief Sponsor, Innocence Protection Act at a News Conference On Citizen Petitions Sent to the Senate to Encourage Congress to Pass Leahy's Bill

  • 21 - Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy at the Sixth Annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference

  • 20 - Comment/Press Release - Draft War Resolution On Iraq Is Overly Broad And Premature

  • 19 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Justice Department Authorization Conference Meeting

  • 18 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing for Michael McConnell to be a U.S. Circuit Judge On the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Other District Court Nominees

  • 17 - Press Release - Vermont To Get $2.7 Million More To Guard Against Terrorist Attacks

  • 17 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Implementation of the Farm Bill - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Hearing

  • 16 - Press Release - Leahy and Jeffords Secure $3.6 Million For New Burlington Transit Center

  • 14- Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy At The Burlington Boys And Girls Club’s 60th Anniversary

  • 13 - Press Release - Jobs Remain In Franklin County With The Help Of $1.2 Million Federal Grant - Vermont Precision Tools Will Stay In Swanton

  • 12 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The President’s Address To The United Nations About Iraq

  • 12 - Delegation Press Release - Vermont and New York Senators Introduce "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act Of 2002"

  • 11 - Press Release and Floor Statement - Leahy Speeds AMBER Alert Bill Through Senate (and floor statement)

  • 11 - Press Release - Northeastern Vermont To Receive Nearly $600,000 To Combat Domestic Violence

  • 10 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy on the Secretary of State's certification that the Colombian Government has made sufficient progress on human rights for the release of additional U.S. military assistance

  • 10 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary “The USA PATRIOT Act in Practice:  Shedding Light on the FISA Process”

  • 06 - Press Release - Vermont Gets $1.7 Million In Farm Conservation Funds Under Leahy’s Expanded Farmland Protection Program

  • 05 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy on Receipt of the State Department's Report on the Health and Environmental Effects of the Fumigation Program in Colombia

  • 05 - Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy On The Nominations Of Priscilla Owen To Be A Judge On The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit And Reena Raggi To Be A Judge On The United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit Executive Business Meeting, Senate Judiciary Committee

  • 04 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On S. 2896, "The National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002"

August

  • 30 - Press Release - Leahy Announces $1.4 Million In New COPS Grants To Vermont Communities

  • 29 - Delegation Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords, Sanders Ask USDA To Rewrite Its ‘Farmer-Unfriendly’ Draft Rules For Dairy Plan

  • 28 - Press Release - Another $3.7 Million For Missisquoi Bay Bridge Repair, Secured By Leahy And Jeffords, Is Released To Vermont

  • 26 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Need For Congressional Authorization For Any War With Iraq

  • 23 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On "Ensuring Competitive and Open Agricultural Markets: Are Meat Packers Abusing Market Power?"

  • 14 - Press Release - Leahy Announces Grant Of More Than $1 Million For Crime Victims -- And Grant To Combat Child Malnutrition

  • 05 - Press Release (VT Delegation) - Signup Launced For Payments To Vermont Dairy Farmers Under New National Dairy Program   Vermont Farmers Also Slated To Receive $872,000 For Conservation

  • 02 - Letter - From Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To Attorney General John Ashcroft On The Department Of Justice's Oversight Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  • 02 - Reaction - Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy To the Decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia Directing the Department of Justice To Comply with the Freedom of Information Act To Release Information on Detainees

  • 02 - Press Release - Leahy Secures $1.5 Million For Handicap-Accessible Transit Vehicles Around Vermont

  • 02 - Letters - From Senators Patrick Leahy and Charles Grassley to the White House re: Interpretation of the Whistleblower Protection Provision in the Corporate Fraud bill that the President signed into law on July 30

July

  • 31 - Floor Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy on "The Drug Competition Act of 2001" (S. 754)  as an Amendment to  "The Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act" (S. 812)

  • 31- Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Class Action Litigation

  • 30 - Press Release - Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy To The President’s Signing Of The Corporate Reform Bill That Includes Leahy Sections On Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Protection And Record-Retention

  • 30 - Press Release - FTC Endorsement Boosts Prospects For Leahy Bill Targeting Sweetheart Deals That Delay Generic Alternatives To Branded Drugs

  • 26 - Press Release - Leahy: S. Royalton Firm Wins Army Contract To Help War-Torn Countries Clear Landmines

  • 26 - Summary - Bankruptcy Reform Bill Negotiations of Outstanding Issues of Conference

  • 25 - Press Release - Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy To House and Senate Passage Of The Accounting Reform Bill

  • 25 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing On Oversight Of The Department Of Justice With Attorney General John Ashcroft

  • 24 - Statement & Summary - Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy At Accounting Reform Conference & Summary of the Tentative Agreement On Securities Fraud/Criminal Penalties In Accounting Reform/Corporate Responsibility Bill

  • 23 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Graham-Miller Amendment To S. 812, The Greater Access To Affordable Prescriptions

  • 23 - Letters - Additional Judiciary Committee Input For Homeland Security Charter

  • 23 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - "The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002, S. 2480"

  • 23 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing For Priscilla Owen Nominee To The Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit

  • 22 - Press Release - Comments of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee, On The Administration’s Denial Of International Family Planning Funds

  • 22 - Press Release - All Vermont Seniors Would Have Prescription Drug Benefit Under Leahy-Backed Bill

  • 19 - Conference Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Accounting Reform Conference

  • 18 - Statement - Remarks of Senator Patrick Leahy On Amendment On Indonesia Foreign Operations Bill Markup Senate Appropriations Committee

  • 18 - Press Release - Victims Of Domestic Violence Would Get Help Through New Leahy Bill

  • 16 - Press Release - Leahy Welcomes House Action On Securities Fraud But Calls It ‘A Weak Echo’ Of Senate-Passed Bill

  • 16 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Joint Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works on "Clearing The Air: New Source Review Policy, Regulations and Enforcement Activities"

  • 15 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Senate Passage Monday Night Of The Accounting Reform Bill

  • 12 - Press Release - Vermont To Receive $2 Million For Offender Reentry

  • 11 - Statement - The Senate Judiciary Committee Approved A New Leahy-Specter-Feinstein-Biden-Durbin-Edwards Version Of The Innocence Protection Act As The Markup Vehicle At An Executive Meeting
    One-Page Summary Of New Version Of The Innocence Protection Act
    Section-by-Section Summary Of New Version Of The Innocence Protection Act

  • 09 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On His Decision To Vote In Favor On The National Nuclear Waste Depository At Yucca Mountain

  • 09 - Statement (press conf) and Fact Sheet of Amendment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Press Conference on Corporate Responsibility

June

  • 29 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Decision Of A 9th Circuit Panel Concerning The Pledge Of Allegiance

  • 26 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing On Homeland Defense: Chartering The Department Of Homeland Security

  • 25 - Press Release and Letter - Leahy, Jeffords Join Urgent Push To Fund Amtrak (text of letter to President attached)

  • 25 - Press Release - News From Senators Leahy and Schumer - President Signs Bill For Ineligible Survivors Of Sept. 11 Heroes    New Law Will Close Loophole That Exempts Family of Fallen Fire Dept. Chaplain, 9 Others

  • 20 - Subcommittee Hearing Statement - Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing:  "Amtrak’s Financial Condition"

  • 20 - Floor Statement - Senator Leahy Urges Removal of Republican Hold on FBI Reform Act

  • 20 - Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision On The Execution Of Mentally Retarded Individuals

  • 19 - Dear Colleague Letter and Hearing Statement - Sen. Patrick Leahy Explains the Relevance of the Judiciary Committee's Enron Reform Bill to the Andersen Case

  • 18 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing On "Protecting The Innocent: Proposals To Reform The Death Penalty"

  • 14 - Floor Statement and Section-by-Section Summary - Senate Passes Leahy-Hatch Bill To Implement Anti-Terrorism Treaties, In A Vote Of 83-1.

  • 13 - Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords To Set Hearing On Clean Air Act Rollback

  • 12 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution Hearing On
    "REDUCING THE RISK OF EXECUTING THE INNOCENT: THE REPORT OF THE ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"  

  • 11 - Press Release - House OKs Bill To Provide Benefits For Ineligible Sept. 11 Heroes  -- News from Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Charles Schumer

  • 11 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee   Hearing on "The Criminal Justice System and Mentally Ill Offenders"

  • 07 - Press Release - Leahy, Snowe, Others Urge EPA Not To Weaken Mercury Standards

  • 07 - Press Release - In Policy Reversal, Some National Guard Troops Along The Border Will Be Armed

  • 06 - Press Release - Vermont Ingenuity -- UVM Professor Shares ‘Inventor Of The Year’ Award
    Leahy tapped ‘Legislator of the Year’ for support of inventors

  • 06 - Hearing Statement - Opening Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Oversight Of DOJ Counterterrorism Effort - FBI Oversight Series

  • 04 - Press Release -  Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy To Layoffs At The IBM Plant In Essex Junction

May

  • 31 - Press Release - More Bulletproof Vests For Vermont Law Enforcement Agencies

  • 29 - Letter - To Attorney General Ashcroft from Senator Leahy and Senator Grassley about Special Agent Rowley and whistleblower protection

  • 29 - Press Release - Reaction of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To Letter From AAG Ralph Boyd on the Florida Voting Rights Suits

  • 29 - Information - Fact Sheet on the FBI Reform Act, Section-by-Section of the FBI Reform Act, and Leahy Reaction to the FBI Reorganization announced today by Director Mueller

  • 28 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On FBI Restructuring

  • 24 - Letter - To Robert S. Mueller, Director, FBI, on the "Phoenix memo" from Chairman Leahy, Senator Grassley and Senator Specter

  • 24 - Press Release - Leahy Announces New Work At IBM-Essex For Next-Generation Chip Research

  • 23 - Statement - Of Chairman Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Judge D. Brooks Smith To Be A Judge On The United States Court Of Appeals For The Third Circuit Executive Business Meeting

  • 22 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Bankruptcy Reform Bill Conference

  • 22 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "Federal Cocaine Sentencing Policy"

  • 21 - Press Release - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, On Secretary Powell’s Certification That Serbia Has Met Leahy-McConnell Conditions For Release Of U.S. Aid 

  • 21 - Press Release - Delegation Announces Signing Of Final Partnership Agreement For Waterbury Dam

  • 20 - Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee, On The Selection of Rotary International To Receive The Gates Award For Global Health

  • 20 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The DOJ Inspector General’s Report On INS Connection To Sept. 11 Hijackers

  • 15 - Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Introduction Of The Hatch-Leahy Prosecutorial Remedies And Tools Against The Exploitation Of Children Today ("PROTECT") Act Of 2002

  • 15 - Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing On: "Copyright Royalties: Where is the Right Spot On The Dial For Webcasting?"

  • 13 - Press Release - President Signs Farm Bill With New National Dairy Program  Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy After Signing Ceremony

  • 09 - Prepared Remarks - of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - News Conference on Judicial Nominations

  • 08 - Press Release - Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy To Senate Passage Of The Farm Bill

  • 08 - Press Release and Fact Sheet - Much More Than Dairy - The Rest Of The Farm Bill Story For Vermont

  • 08 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy - FBI Reform Series Hearing On "Reforming The FBI In The 21ST Century: Reorganizing And Refocusing The Mission"

  • 07 - Press Release and Floor Statement - Senate OKs Bill To Provide Benefits For Ineligible Sept. 11 Heroes   ...Bill Closes Loophole That Exempts Family of Fallen Fire Dept. Chaplain, Others

  • 03 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The AP Report On A Pre-Sept. 11 FBI Memorandum On Flight Schools

  • 03 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The President's Remarks On Judicial Nominations

  • 02 - Press Release - Reaction of the Vermont Congressional Delegation to House Passage of a New National Dairy Plan, Modeled on the Compact, in the Farm Bill
    Fact Sheet - On The National Dairy Program in the New Farm Bill - Update

  • 02 - Press Release - Panel Okays Bill To Provide Benefits For Ineligible Sept. 11 Heroes  Bill Closes Loophole That Exempts Family of Fallen Fire Dept. Chaplain, Others

  • 02 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee:  Hearing on "The Immigration and Naturalization Service: How Should It Be Restructured?"

  • 01 - Press Release - Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy to the Administration's Human Rights Certification for U.S. Aid to the Colombian Military

April

  • 30 - Floor Statement - on United States Policy Toward Colombia

  • 29 - Press Release - Comment of Senator Patrick Leahy on the President's Proposal to Weaken Standards for Medical Privacy

  • 26 - Press Release - National Dairy Plan, Modeled On N.E. Dairy Compact, Added To Farm Bill - Reaction of The Vermont Congressional Delegation to the Agreement On A National Dairy Program

  • 25 - Press Release/Statement and Fact Sheet -  Markup of S. 2010, "Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002

  • 25 - Press Release - Senate Panel Approves Leahy-Grassley FBI Reform Act

  • 25 - FBI Reform Act, S. 1974 - Senator Leahy's Hearing Statement - Fact Sheet

  • 24 - Press Release - Leahy Introduces Major Anti-Crime Bill Targeting Fraud Against Seniors
           Section-by-Section of Bill
           Text of Bill (PDF)

  • 24 - Hearing Statement - Foreign Operations Subcommittee Hearing, State Department, FY 2002 Supplemental and FY 2003 Budget Requests

  • 22 - Press Release - Leahy: President Bush's 'Clear Skies' Plan Would Hurt Northeast Most Of All

  • 22 - Press Release - Governors' Advisory Organization Spotlights Leahy For His Work On Juvenile Justice

  • 22 - Letter - From the Fraternal Order of Police to Sen. Patrick Leahy About the Public Safety Medal of Valor

  • 22 - Letter - From the Fraternal Order of Police to the New York Post About the Public Safety Medal of Valor

  • 19 - Press Release - U.S. Senate Approves Three Resolutions Backing Award Of The New
    Public Safety Medal Of Valor To September 11 Heroes

  • 18 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy -- Senate Derails Move For Drilling In Arctic Refuge

  • 18 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy Chairman Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive Business Meeting On The Public Safety Officer Medal Of Valor

  • 18 - Press Release - Vermont Gets $750,000 Preparedness Grant For First-Responder Equipment For Use In Event Of Terrorist Attacks

  • 16 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Middle East

  • 16 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Selection Of David And Ann Scoville To Receive The National Crime Victim Service Award

  • 15 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On The Death Of Retired Supreme Court Justice Byron White

  • 15 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Ryan Commission Report

  • 12 - Hearing Statement - Sen. Patrick Leahy, Subcommittee on Immigration Hearing on The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act

  • 12 - Press Release - Update on Medal of Valor Issue

  • 11 - Press Release - Hatch/Leahy 'Electronic and Internet Voting and Security' Amendment to Election Reform Bill Passes

  • 11 - Reaction - Joint Statement of the Vermont Congressional Delegation On USDA’s Announcement Of Findings Relating To The Belgian Sheep

  • 11 - Press Release - Vermont Anti-Crime Programs To Receive $2.3 Million . . . Leahy Warns That Future Funds Might Disappear Next Year

  • 10 - Statement - Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Assertions Made About The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada

  • 09 - Reaction - Of Sen. Leahy To Exoneration Of 100th Death Row Inmate

  • 09 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Reform Series Hearing On "FBI Reform In The 21ST Century: Lessons From The Hanssen Espionage Case"

  • 04 - Reaction - Of Sen. Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee,  To The Webster Commission Report On The Hanssen Espionage Case

  • 04 - Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Situation In The Middle East

March

  • 22 - U.S. National Guard Caucus Release - 58 Senators Ask President To Reverse Ban On Firearms For National Guard Troops On Borders
    Text of Letter

    Text of Letter with Signatures (PDF)

  • 21 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To Defense Department Regulations On Military Commissions

  • 21 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "Homeland Security: Assessing the Needs of Local Law Enforcement"   Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

  • 21 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee FBI Reform Series Hearing On "Reforming The FBI In The 21ST Century: Lessons From The Oklahoma City Bombing Case"

  • 20 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy on Passage of Campaign Finance Reform Bill

  • 20 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Senate Committee on Appropriations
    Subcommittee on VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Hearing on EPA Budget for FY2003, Witness:  Administrator Whitman

  • 19 - Reaction  - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, to the Inspector General's Report on the FBI's Belated Production of Documents in the Oklahoma City Bombing Investigation

  • 19 - Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports That The Administration May Seek Consolidation Of Border Security Agencies

  • 18 - Letters - To Attorney General Ashcroft and to GAO on activities of Independent Counsel Robert W. Ray

  • 15 - Press Release - Pan Am 103 Victims' Families Gather Thurs. Night To Thank Leahy, Others

  • 14 - Hearing Statement - Of Chairman Patrick Leahy, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination of Charles W. Pickering to be a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Executive Business Meeting

  • 14 - Hearing Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee - Hearing On "Competition, Innovation, and Public Policy In The Digital Age: Is The Marketplace Working To Protect Digital Creative Works?"

  • 13 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The President's Comments About The Pickering Nomination

  • 13 - Press Release - National Guard Group Awards Leahy For Defense Leadership, Citing Homeland Defense Efforts

  • 12 - Press Conference Statement - Introduction of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act
    -- Bill Fact Sheet

    -- Bill Text pdf format

    -- Bill Section-by-Section Summary

  • 11 - Press Release - Crime Victims In Vermont Will Benefit From New Federal Grants

  • 08 - Press Release - Edwards Confirmed as U.S. Marshal for Vermont

  • 07 - Judiciary Executive Meeting Statement - Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Charles W. Pickering To Be A Judge On The United States Court of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit Executive Business Meeting  Extended Statement

  • 06 - Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, To the President's Comments About the Pickering Nomination

  • 06 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing - "Dominance in the Sky: Cable Competition and the EchoStar-DirecTV Merger" 
    Brief Chronology of Satellite TV Issues from 1998 - 2002

  • 04 - Press Release - Leahy Unveils New Judiciary Committee Web Site

February

  • 28 - Press Conf. Remarks - Remarks of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee; News Conference with Sen. Charles Grassley, On INTRODUCTION OF THE FBI REFORM ACT   
    Section-by-Section of the FBI Reform Act

  • 26 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Sen. Leahy - Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State

  • 21 - Reaction  - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To The State Department's Announcement Of The Apparent Killing Of Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl 

  • 19 - Press Release - Leahy Visits Goodrich Plant In Vergennes, Announces Millions For Military Helicopter System

  • 15 - Floor Statement - on "The Innocence Protection Act and Another Death Row Milestone" 

  • 15 - Press Release - Much More Than Dairy -- Senate Passed Farm Bill Is Best Ever For Vermont And For The Environment

  • 13 - Press Release - Vermont Senators Hail Passage Of Dairy Provisions In Farm Bill

  • 13 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Sen. Leahy - "The Applicability of Federal Antitrust Laws to Major League Baseball

  • 12 - Reaction - Of Sen. Leahy to the President's Anti-Drug Policy Goals

  • 12 - Press Release - Effort Launched to Help Retain Border Security Workers by Upgrading Their Benefits

  • 06 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Sen. Leahy - "Accountability Issues: Lessons Learned From Enron's Fall"

  • 04 - Press Release - Reaction of Sen. Patrick Leahy to the White House Budget for Fiscal Year 2003 (Including Budget Highlights)

January

  • 31 - Press Release - Vermont Organization Takes Expanded Role In U.S.-Funded Education Project In Ethiopia

  • 29 - Press Release - Senator Leahy's Reaction To The President's State Of The Union Address

  • 25 - Floor Statement - Statement of Senator Leahy - Judicial Nominations: The Way Forward

  • 24 - Hearing Statement - Statement of Senator Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, at Today's Judicial Nominations Hearing

  • 18 - Press Release - Leahy Secures F-16 Technology Upgrades Based on Vermont Air Guard's Experience

  • 17 - Press Release - Senators Seek Changes In Sept. 11 Victim Fund Rules

  • 16 - Press Release - Leahy Seeks Clarifications on Andersen's DOJ Contract

  • 15 - Press Release - Reaction of Sen. Leahy to the Complaint Filed Against John Walker Lindh

  • 15 - Press Release - Reaction of Sen. Leahy to the Justice Department's Announcement on 'New Source Review' Clean Air Lawsuits

  • 10 - Press Release - President Signs Bill Expanding Initiatives to Combat Global Spread of Infectious Diseases and Agents of Bioterrorism 

  • 10 - Comment - Of Senator Leahy on Attorney General Ashcroft's Decision to Recuse Himself from the Enron Case

  • 10 - Press Release - President to Sign Bill that Sends Vermont $1.6 Million More To Prepare Against Terrorist Acts

  • 09 - Press Release - Senators Release GAO Review of Double Standard in FBI Discipline

  • 08 - Press Release - Leahy, Jeffords Set Joint Hearing on Clean Air Rollback Plan

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