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Dec 20, 2022 · Leahy called it his "conscience photo." “I leave here knowing above all that right or wrong, difficult or easy, I kept my word to Vermont and to each of you," Leahy said. Contact Staff Writer April McCullum at amccullum@freepressmedia.com. This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont gives farewell ...
Dec 19, 2022 · In 1989, his boss became chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee, and Rieser’s course was set. Although the Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund, created in that year, would eventually direct ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Vermont native and former Democratic U.S. Senator, Patrick Leahy will long be remembered for his unwavering commitment to justice, human rights and as champion for Vermont’s rich agricultural heritage. Patrick Leahy represented Vermont in the U.S. Senate from 1975-2023, making him the third-longest serving senator in U.S. history, according to his Britannica biography. Elected at...
Aug 29, 2022 · After serving 48 years in the U.S. Senate, Patrick Leahy is retiring at the end of his term in early January. He has just written a book about his experiences— called, The Road Taken. Vermont Public's Mitch Wertlieb spoke to senior political reporter Bob Kinzel about the new memoir. Their conversation below has been edited and condensed for ...
Jan 5, 2023 · After 48 years representing Vermont in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Patrick Leahy performed his final official act in Vermont on Dec. 10 at the Vermont Statehouse – the same building where, in 1974, he ...
Dec 20, 2022 · In the final days of his 48-year career in the U.S. Senate, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy bid his colleagues farewell in an emotional floor speech Tuesday morning — and called on them to put ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will not seek re-election at the end of his term, he told reporters in his home state Monday. "It is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on this ...
