Senate Republicans Block Historic Legislation To Reform Nation’s Sweeping Surveillance Laws
WASHINGTON (Tuesday, November 18, 2014) – Senate Republicans on Tuesday night blocked the Senate from even debating widely supported legislation to reform the nation’s surveillance laws and protect Americans’ privacy rights.
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2015 Health Care Open Enrollment
Open enrollment through Vermont Health Connect will take place between Nov. 15, 2014 and Feb. 15, 2015.
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Senator Leahy, like all Vermonters, understands that the internet is a platform for free expression and innovation, and it should be a platform where the best ideas and services can reach consumers based on their merit and content, not on a financial relationship with a service provider.
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Senator Patrick Leahy has long been the leading U.S. official pressing for a worldwide ban on the use of these weapons.
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Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Urging Passage of H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, December 5, 2014
Leahy: Vermont Nets $250,000 For Low-Income Housing Improvements, December 5, 2014
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Thursday’s Final Extension Of Enrollment Deadline For New Dairy Insurance Program Will Further Help Vermont Farmers Weigh Their Options, December 4, 2014
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