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Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont and member of the Democratic Party. He is the first and only elected Democratic United States Senator in Vermont's history. He is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Leahy is the second most senior U.S. Senator.
Early life
Patrick Leahy was born in Montpelier, Vermont, the son of Alba (née Zambon) and Howard Francis Leahy, a printer. His grandparents came to Vermont from Ireland and Italy during the 19th century to work at quarries.Leahy graduated from Saint Michael's College in 1961 and received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964. He practiced as a lawyer until he was elected for four terms as State's Attorney of Chittenden County from 1966 ...
On May 20, Sen. Leahy and his wife, Marcelle, joined students, educators and farmers at Hunt Middle School in Burlington to talk about the benefits of healthy food in school. , positive
From left are Marcelle Leahy, wife of Sen., Lilly Ledbetter, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Jeanne Hulit, SBA Regional Admin., and Jacqueline Cooke, Women's Bureau Regional Administrator. , positive
FrontLines: What is behind your interest in the environment and climate change?
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: I come from a state that has a long history as a leader on environmental stewardship. Vermonters have always put a premium on protecting the environment, and we are also outward looking. Vermonters understand that we do not live in isolation. The destruction of forests and pollution of the atmosphere and oceans affects us no matter where it occurs. Over the past two decades, as chairman or ranking member of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, I have traveled to many countries where ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a benchmark bill to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which he authored in 1986.
The recent breaches of the Sony online networks and marketing company Epsilon’s e-mail database have called more attention to digital privacy issues. Leahy’s bill, the ECPA Amendments Act of 2011, aims to bring the current law up to date on the issues surrounding electronic privacy.
“When I led the effort to write the ECPA 25 years ago, no one could have contemplated these and other emerging threats to our digital privacy,” Leahy said ...
The House passed the continuing resolution for FY2011 – the recent budget agreement – and the Senate is expected to vote on it early Thursday evening.
Mr. LEAHY: Madam President, I appreciate the extremely hard work that the Majority Leader – and I’ve told him this – and the President – I’ve told him that – and the distinguished chairman – I’ve told him that – of the work they have done to get the best possible deal under extremely difficult circumstances. Now pending here is this final resolution, and I will not be able to ...