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- December 1: Comments
Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On President-Elect
Obama�s Announcement Of Cabinet Nominations
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[On December 1, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
held a press conference to discuss President-elect Obama's
announcement of several key cabinet picks. Leahy commended the
President-elect on his choices of General Jim Jones as National
Security Advisor, Secretary Robert Gates to stay on as Defense
Secretary, Eric Holder as U.S. Attorney General, Governor Janet
Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security and Senator Hillary
Clinton to be his Secretary of State. Click
here
to read Leahy's comments or to watch video.]
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- November 21: Colchester
High School Online Chat With Sen. Leahy
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[On November 21, Sen. Patrick Leahy chatted online
with students from Colchester High School's AP U.S. History class from
his Washington DC office. For Vermonters who do not have the
opportunity to travel to Washington to visit, this is a way to bring
Washington into the classroom. Click
here to
learn more about online chats and read some of the more than 80 online
chats Leahy has held since 1995.]
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- November 13: The
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
-
[On
November 13, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) delivered
remarks on Capitol Hill for the Robert F. Kennedy
Human Rights Award, given this year to Aminatou
Haidar of Western Sahara. She supports
non-violence while speaking in support of Western
Sahara's right to self-determination and she
denounces human rights abuses by the Moroccan
government. Haidar is shown here as Ethel
Kennedy presents her with the award. Click
here
to read Leahy's full statement on the award.]
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- November 13: The
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
-
[On
November 13, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) delivered
remarks on Capitol Hill for the Robert F. Kennedy
Human Rights Award, given this year to Aminatou
Haidar of Western Sahara. She supports
non-violence while speaking in support of Western
Sahara's right to self-determination and she
denounces human rights abuses by the Moroccan
government. Click
here
to read Leahy's full statement on the award.]
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- October 24: Lake
Champlain Documentary Meeting
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[On
October 24, 2008, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
joined a small group in Burlington for the taping of
a documentary on the history of Lake Champlain, as
well as the Leahy Center, which celebrates it's
fifth anniversary this year. From left to right,
Ray Liavigne, Lois McClure, George Little, Marcelle
Leahy, Sen. Leahy, and Phelan Fretz, Executive
Director of the Leahy Center. Click
here for more information on the ECHO Lake
Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center.
]
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- October 18: Camel's
Hump and Beautiful Fall Foliage
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[This
photograph was taken by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
on a recent fall day in Middlesex, Vt, where he
lives with his wife, Marcelle. Pictured here is
Vermont's third highest mountain, Camel's Hump.]
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- October 8: Designation
Of Church Street Marketplace As One Of Ten Great
Public Spaces
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[On
October 8, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined the
American Planning Association in designating the
Church Street Marketplace in Burlington as one
of ten Great Public Spaces in America. Over the
years, Leahy has helped secure federal grants to
build, expand, and upgrade Church Street. Leahy
said, "As I've said before, a vibrant public
marketplace is our first threshold to the world."]
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- September 29: Press
Conference On Dept. Of Justice Inspector General
Report on Firing of U.S. Attorneys
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[Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined (left to right) Sens.
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.), and Arlen Specter (R-Penn.), for a press
conference on Monday, September 29 in the Capitol.
The Senators discussed the Department of Justice
report regarding the investigation of the dismissal
of nine U.S. Attorneys. You can read, listen, and
watch Leahy's comments
here. ]
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- September 23: National
Guard Minuteman Statue Award
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[Sen.
Leahy received the Minuteman Statue Award from
Lieutenant General Blum with the National Guard
Bureau on Sept. 23, 2008. Click
here to read more about Leahy's efforts to
support the National Guard.]
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- September 23: Leahy
Panel Hears Testimony On Equal Pay For Equal Work
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[Senator
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) chaired a Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing on September 23 to examine the
impact of court decisions on the lives of all
Americans. Lilly Ledbetter, a champion for
equal pay, appeared before the panel to discuss her
own experience, in which the Supreme Court overruled
a pay discrimination case filed against Ledbetter's
employer, Goodyear Tire. Pictured left to
right, Lilly Ledbetter, Lawrence Lorber, and Cyrus
Mehri. To read more about this hearing or to read
Leahy's statement, click
here.]
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- September
17: Boys
& Girls Clubs of America Congressional Breakfast
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[Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) gave brief remarks at the Boys
& Girls Clubs of America Congressional Breakfast on
September 17 in Washington, DC. Leahy has been a
longtime supporter of youth programs and brings
millions of dollars the Boys & Girls Clubs each
year.]
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- September
4: Groundbreaking
For National Life Cancer Treatment Center
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[Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke at the groundbreaking
for the new cancer center at Central Vermont Medical
Center (CVMC) in Berlin, Vt. on September 4, 2008.
The center will provide radiation therapy to cancer
patients who currently have to travel to either
Burlington or Lebanon. Pictured above, left to
right, Martha Trombley Oakes, Director of Corporate
and Community Relations of National Life Group; Tom
MacLeay, President and CEO of National Life Group;
Judy Tarr, the CEO of CVMC; Sen. Leahy; Marcelle
Leahy; and Chris Graff, Vice President of
Communications for National Life Group.]
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- September
3: Groundbreaking
For New Connecticut River Transit Facility -
[On
September 3, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
visited the site for Connecticut River Transit's new
20,000-square-foot transit facility in Rockingham.
Leahy secured $3 million for the $3.66 million
project. This site will house a new transit
facility and bus terminal, as well as a new park and
ride lot. Connecticut River Transit is expected to
move into the facility next spring.
]
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- August
31: Leahy
Inducted Into Agriculture Hall of Fame -
[On
August 31, 2008, Senator Leahy was among four
Vermonters inducted into the Vermont Agriculture
Hall of Fame during a luncheon at the Champlain
Valley Fair. Pictured from left to right are the
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees: Mrs. Philip Grime, who
accepted the award on behalf of her late husband;
Sen. Leahy; Mary Victor with the Justin Smith
Morrill Homestead; and Dean Merrill, long-time
supporter of Vermont beef producers.]
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- August 12: Grand
Opening Of The St. Johnsbury Welcome Center -
[The newly
renovated St. Johnsbury Welcome Center held its
grand opening ceremony on August 12, 2008. The
renovation of the old rail depot began in 2006, and
will be the new home of the welcome center, as well
as provide office space for the Northeast Chamber of
Commerce. Shown, left to right, David Dill, Deputy
Secretary of Vermont Transportation; Nat Tripp,
Welcome Center supporter; Tony Pomerleau, who
donated the building in 2003; Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.);
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); and Rep. Peter Welch
(D-Vt).]
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- August 7: New
Joint Terrorism Task Force For Vermont -
[On
August 7, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy was joined by
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert
Mueller to announce a new Joint Terrorism Task Force
for Vermont during a visit to the Law Enforcement
Support Center in Williston. Leahy and Mueller
also visited the Vermont Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force at the Burlington Police
Department.]
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- July 28:
Leahy Secures $750,000
For Technology Incubator -
[On
Monday, July 28, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
announced a new $750,000 Small Business
Administration grant for the Vermont Center for
Emerging Technologies (VCET). These funds have been
used to identify and develop innovative technologies
into Vermont businesses. Leahy is shown with
David Bradbury, President of VCET, Marcelle Leahy,
and Daniel Rosenfeld, Vice President of VCET.]
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- July 28:
Leahy Secures $750,000
For Technology Incubator -
[On
Monday, July 28, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
announced a new $750,000 Small Business
Administration grant for the Vermont Center for
Emerging Technologies (VCET). These funds have been
used to identify and develop innovative technologies
into Vermont businesses. Leahy is pictured
after receiving the 2008 Luther F. Hackett Award,
presented by The Vermont Technology Council.]
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- July 24:
Leahy Cancels Hearing
After EPA Administrator Declines To Testify -
[On
July 24, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a press
conference to cancel a hearing scheduled for July 30
at which the administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) was invited to present
testimony about the EPA�s refusal to provide
Congress with documents related to the public health
risks associated with global warming. Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse (D-R.I.) also attended the press
conference. Left to right, Boxer, Leahy, and
Whitehouse are shown at the press conference.]
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- July 23:
Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.) On The Advancing America�s Priorities Act,
Press Conference -
[On
July 23, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined Sen. Dick
Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) at a
press conference on Capitol Hill to push for an end
to objections to key Senate legislation, including
Leahy's bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act. The package of bills also includes
the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act,
which would help track down those who committed
murders during the civil rights era. Pictured,
from left to right, Simeon Wright, cousin of Till;
Dodd; Leahy; and Durbin. Click
here to read more.]
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- July 14:
Senator Leahy
Addresses Medical Coding Graduates At Fletcher Allen
Health Care -
[On July
14, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) addressed graduates
of the Vermont Healthcare and Information Technology
Education Center (HITEC) at Fletcher Allen
Healthcare in Burlington. He also announced a new
$588,000 federal grant to help train additional
workers. Above, Leahy congratulates Nicolette Kenny
of Northfield, Vt. In the background are Melinda
Estes and Lisa Goodrich, both of Fletcher Allen.
Below, Leahy poses with the 10 graduates of the
medical coding training course at HITEC. Photo
Credit: David Seaver Photography, Burlington, Vt.]
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- July 14:
Senator Leahy
Addresses Medical Coding Graduates At Fletcher Allen
Health Care -
[On
July 14, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) addressed
graduates of the Vermont Healthcare and Information
Technology Education Center (HITEC) at Fletcher
Allen Healthcare in Burlington. He also
announced a new $588,000 federal grant to help train
additional workers. Leahy is pictured here as
he congratulates Nicolette Kenny of Northfield, Vt.
In the background are Melinda Estes and Lisa
Goodrich, both of Fletcher Allen.]
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- July 7:
Oil
Prices News Conference -
[On Monday, July 7, 2008, the
Vermont Congressional delegation held a news conference about
rapidly rising oil prices and the threats posed to Vermonters who
will depend on heating oil this winter.
Pictured, from left to right, are
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Click
here to find out more
about Leahy's efforts to fight the high cost of fuel.]
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- June 27:
Red Sox Trophy Visits Perri Family
- [On
June 27, the Perri family received a special visit
from the 2007 and 2004 Red Sox World Series
trophies. Eleven-year-old Ross Perri was diagnosed
with leukemia late last year and recently underwent
a bone marrow transplant. Ross and his brother
Anthony are both big fans of the Lake Monsters and
Red Sox and are unable to attend a game because of
Ross's weakened immune system. Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.), the Red Sox and the Lake Monsters decided
to bring the trophies to the Perri's home in
Jericho. Back row, from left to right, Tony Perri,
Marcelle Leahy, Sen. Leahy, Tammy Perri, Anthony
Perri. Front row, left to right, Champ and Ross
Perri.]
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- June 26:
Senate Confirms Two
Judicial Nominations
- [Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.) gave a floor statement on June 26, 2008, on the
confirmations of G. Murray Snow for the District of Arizona and
William Lawrence for the Southern District of Indiana. While
the Senate confirmed a total of five judges this week, Leahy spoke
about many of the other concerns Americans are facing today.
Click here to watch video
excerpts or read Leahy's full floor statement.]
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- June 24:
Senate To Vote On Three Judicial Nominations- [On June
24, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.) gave a statement on the Senate floor on judicial nominations
and later that night, the Senate confirmed three
nominees. The nominees are Judge Helene White
and Raymond Kethledge, both of Michigan, for
the Court of Appeals, and Steven Murphy for the
Eastern District of Michigan. Click here to
watch or
listen to
Leahy's statement on the floor or to
read his comments.]
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- June 12:
Comment
Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Supreme Court
Ruling In Boumediene v. Bush
- [On June 12,
2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) gave brief comments
on the Senate floor in reaction to the Supreme
Court's decision regarding the right of habeas
corpus. In
Boumediene v. Bush, the Supreme Court
ruled that provisions designed to strip away the
right for Guantanamo Bay detainees to challenge
their detention are unconstitutional. Click here to
watch or
listen to Leahy's statement on the floor or to
read his comments.]
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- June 3:
Senators
Feinstein And Leahy And Representative McGovern
Introduce Joint Resolution Calling On The United
States To Sign International Treaty Banning Cluster
Bombs -
[Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is pictured above with
Associate Professor Ken Rutherford of Southwest
Missouri State University, at a world conference in
Dublin in May that was convened to launch a
worldwide treaty to ban the use of cluster weapons.
Senator Leahy and Ken Rutherford have long been
partners in their crusade to end the use of
antipersonnel landmines. In 1993, Ken Rutherford
became a bilateral lower leg amputee after his
vehicle ran over a landmine while conducting
humanitarian work in Somalia. Now Senator Leahy and
Ken Rutherford are teaming up again, to help reduce
the civilian casualties caused by cluster munitions,
which contain small bomblets that are sometimes used
in or near civilian settlements. On June 3, Leahy
and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a
joint resolution calling on the U.S. to sign the new
treaty, forged in Dublin by 111 nations, to ban
cluster munitions. Click
here to read more.]
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- May 23: Leahy,
Newt and Champ -
[Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-VT.) is shown here with Newt, the
Vermont Lake Monster's mascot, and Champ, the mascot
for Lake Champlain, in front of the ECHO Center.
Leahy has been a longtime champion for protecting
Lake Champlain.]
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- May 21:
The
Skyrocketing Price Of Fuel -
[Sen. Patrick
Leahy (D-Vt.) chaired a Senate Judiciary Committee
hearing on May 21, 2008, to examine the skyrocketing
prices of oil. Executives from five of the
major oil companies testified before the committee.
Left to Right: Robert A. Malone, Chairman and
President of BP America Inc, John Hofmeister,
President of Shell Oil Company, Peter J. Robertson,
Vice Chairman of the Board of Chevron Corporation,
John E. Lowe, Executive Vice President of
ConocoPhillips Company, and J. Stephen Simon, Senior
Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Click
here
to read more about the hearing and the high cost of
fuel.]
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- May 16: Press
Conference on Anti-Hunger Priorities In 2008 Farm
Bill
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[On Friday, May 16, 2008, Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a press conference at the Chittenden
Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington, Vt. to discuss Vermont's
anti-hunger priorities in the
newly passed Farm Bill. Leahy is pictured here [from right
to left] Robert Dostis, the Executive Director of the Vermont
Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Doug O�Brien, Executive Director of the Vermont Foodbank,
and Rob Meehan, the Director of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.]
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- April 29:
Judiciary
Panel Examines Problems Facing Homeless And Runaway
Youths
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[On Tuesday,
April 29th, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) chaired a
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on problems
facing runaway and homeless youth. Two
representatives from Spectrum Youth and Family
Services, in Burlington, Vt., joined the panel that
testified before the Committee. From left to
right, Mark Redmond and Michael Hutchins, both of
Spectrum, Victoria Wagner of the National Network
for Youth, two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon
Hounsou, Leahy, and Jerome Kilbane, executive
director of the Covenant House in Pennsylvania.
Click here to read
more or to see video.]
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- April 26: Leahy
And Dodd Announce Federal Funding To Hire Additional
Firefighters In South Burlington-
[Senators
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)
visited with members of the South Burlington Fire
Department on April 26, to announce that South
Burlington has received a Staffing for Adequate Fire
and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. This
photo shows Leahy with [from left to right], State
Sen. Jim Condos (D-Chittenden County), President of
the Professional Firefighters of Vermont Captain
Matt Vinci, Dodd, South Burlington Fire Department
Chief Doug Brent, and President of IAFF Local #3671
Firefighter Chris Corbin.]
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- April 22:
Over
100 Vermonters Visit With Leahy In Washington, D.C.
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[On April
22, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a Green
Mountain Coffee Hour in his Washington, DC office
for over 100 Vermonters. Many families were in town
due to April vacation. Leahy is pictured above
telling his guests the story of one of his many
photographs found in his office.]
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- April 8: Students
From Duxbury�s Harwood Union High School Take Their
Art To Washington
- [On
April 8, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a reception
with advanced-drawing students, and their
chaperones, from Harwood Union High School to
display their artwork from a semester-long
exploration of Native American culture in the U.S.
Capitol. The exhibit is the culmination of a project
that art teacher Carol Gargon created to integrate
Native American culture into the study of
portraiture. Click
here to read more about this project.]
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- April 8: Students
From Duxbury�s Harwood Union High School Take Their
Art To Washington
- [On
April 8, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a reception
with advanced-drawing students, and their
chaperones, from Harwood Union High School to
display their artwork from a semester-long
exploration of Native American culture in the U.S.
Capitol. The exhibit is the culmination of a project
that art teacher Carol Gargon created to integrate
Native American culture into the study of
portraiture. Click
here to read more about this project.]
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- April
2:
Senate
Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Department Of
Homeland Security Oversight
- [On
April 2, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) chaired a Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing on Department of
Homeland Security oversight. Leahy asked Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff about several
issues, including the Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative, the REAL ID Act and several questions
about the temporary checkpoint on I-91 in Hartford,
Vt. Leahy and Chertoff are shown speaking
before the hearing. Click
here to read
Leahy's statement or see video of the hearing.]
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-
March 26: Federal
Funding Announcement at the Washington County Family
Center
- - [On
Wednesday, March 26, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced new federal
funding for The Family Center of Washington County.
Lee Lauber of the Family Center is pictured here
with Leahy, explaining plans for a new facility to
be constructed adjacent to the Community Outreach
Program site.]
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-
March 26: Federal
Funding Announcement at the Washington County Family
Center
- - [On
Wednesday, March 26, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced new federal
funding for The Family Center of Washington County.
Pictured are Leahy, Welch and Angela Timpone, parent
and user of Family Services, and her son. At the
event, officials of the Family Center also announced
plans for a new facility to be constructed adjacent
to the Community Outreach Program site.]
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-
March 24: Hearing
On �The Rise Of Drug-Related Violent Crime In Rural
America
- [On
March 24, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen.
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) brought the Senate Judiciary
Committee to Rutland, Vermont for a hearing about
drug-related crime in rural America. In this photo,
Congressman Peter Welch and Rutland Mayor Chris
Louras are shown testifying before the Committee.
Rutland Police Chief Tony Bossi, Rutland
Superintendent of Schools Mary Moran and Dr. Hal
Colston, who all testified during the hearing,
appear in the backgroun. To
read Leahy's statement from the hearing, click
here.]
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March 24: Hearing
On �The Rise Of Drug-Related Violent Crime In Rural
America
- [On
March 24, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen.
Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) brought the Senate Judiciary
Committee to Rutland, Vermont for a hearing about
drug-related crime in rural America. In the photo,
Leahy and Specter are shown leading the hearing. To
read Leahy's statement from the hearing, click
here.]
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-
March 11: Waste,
Fraud And Abuse In Iraq Reconstruction
- [Three
of the witnesses from a hearing before the
Senator Appropriations Committee are shown in
the photo above. From left to right: The Honorable
David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United
States; The Honorable Claude M. Kicklighter,
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Stuart W.
Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction. The hearing was held on Tuesday,
March 11, 2008.]
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-
March 11: Waste,
Fraud And Abuse In Iraq Reconstruction
- [On
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
chaired a hearing by the
Senate Appropriations Committee that examined
waste and fraud concerning U.S. tax dollars that the
Administration has spent in Iraq; money that was
intended for reconstruction purposes. Sen. Leahy is
pictured above with Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).
Click here to read
the Senator's full statement.
Audio and
video is also available.]
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- February
28:
Bronze
Mouse Presentation
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[On Thursday, Feb. 28, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
received the Bronze Mouse Award from the
Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) in
recognition for his website as one of the best on
Capitol Hill. Leahy is one of only three congressmen
who have received awards all four years they have
been offered. Leahy is pictured here with staff
member Matt Payne-Funk; Tim Hysom, Director of
Communications and Technology Services at CMF; and
Collin Burden, reporter and evaluator for CMF. Click
here to read more about Capitol Hill website
evaluations.]
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- February
27: White
House Honors Red Sox
-
[Sen. Patrick Leahy met with members of the Red
Sox at a celebration at the White House on
Wednesday, Feb. 27. The White House hosted the team
in honor of their 2007 World Series win. Leahy is
pictured here with Josh Beckett, the 2007 ALCS MVP,
and the World Series Trophy.]
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- February
15:
AirTran Announcement
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[Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) joined officials of
AirTran, the State of Vermont, the City of
Burlington, and Burlington International Airport on
Friday, Feb. 15 to announce AirTran's service to
Burlington, Vt. Effective May 21, 2008, the
low-fare carrier will run three non-stop flights
between Burlington International Airport and
Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Leahy is
pictured (from left to right) with Tad Hutcheson,
Vice President of Marketing and Sales for AirTran;
Governor Jim Douglas; Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss; and
Brian Searles, the Director of Aviation for
Burlington International Airport.]
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- February
7: Water Advocate Award -
[A
Drop of Safe Water: Senator Leahy (D-Vt.) receives a
Water Advocate award for his role in appropriating
$300 million to fund the Water for the Poor Act from
Melanie Nakagawa of Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC). The funds will be used primarily to
deliver safe drinking water and sanitation to people
in the developing world. Photo Credit: Water
Advocates]
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- February
7:
Founding Fathers
Project
- [On Thursday, Feb. 7,
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) held a Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing to examine the Founding Fathers
Project, which aims to make papers belonging to the
founding fathers available through the internet.
Leahy is pictured above with [left to right] Rosalee
McCullough; Pulitzer Prize winning author David
McCullough; Dr. Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the
United States; and Rebecca W. Rimel, President, The
Pew Charitable Trusts. Click
here to read
Leahy's statement from the hearing.]
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- January 30:
Department of Justice
Overisght Hearing-
[For the
first time since being confirmed, Attorney General
Michael Mukasey appeared before the Senate Judiciary
Committee on Wed., Jan. 30. Click
here to read
Leahy's opening statement or click
here to here audio from the hearing. Mukasey is
shown here answering Senators' questions.]
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- January 30:
Department of Justice
Overisght Hearing-
[For the
first time since being confirmed, Attorney General
Michael Mukasey appeared before the Senate Judiciary
Committee on Wed., Jan. 30. As Chairman of the
Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is pictured
with Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). Click
here to read
Leahy's opening statement or click
here to here audio from the hearing. Below,
Mukasey is shown answering Senators' questions.]
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- January 23:
Justice For All Act -
[On
Wed. Jan. 23, the Senate Judiciary Committee
convened a hearing concerning oversight of The
Justice For All Act, which provides defendants of
the most serious of crimes with grants for counsel
and access to post-conviction DNA testing. Leahy
worked hard to include The Justice For All Act as
part of the Innocence Protection Act in 2004. Leahy
is pictured above with Kirk and Brenda Bloodsworth.
Mr. Bloodsworth was the first person in the United
States to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Click
here to read
more about the Innocence Protection Act and
here to read
Leahy's statement from the hearing.]
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![Sen. Leahy is shown here with [left to right] State Sen. Jim Condos, President of the Professional Firefighters of Vermont Captain Matt Vinci, Sen. Dodd, South Burlington Fire Dept. Chief Doug Brent, and President of IAff Local #3671 Firefighter Chris Corbin.](/congress110th/20081216225729/http://leahy.senate.gov/images/2008Events/042608Firefighters/042608Firefighter1BIG.JPG)
