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Senator Patrick Leahy

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Programs, press conferences, appearances, conferences, workshops, etc., sponsored by Senator Leahy. Contact: John_Goodrow@leahy.senate.gov

Programs in this Series

Format: 2012-05-25
Format: 2012-05-25
Importance to Vermont of Violence Against Women Act - 05/25/2012
Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Peter Welch speak to reporters about the important work underway in Washington to reauthorize the historic, lifesaving Violence Against Women Act. Leahy and...
KONY 2012 campaign comes to Vermont - 03/12/2012
Senator Patrick Leahy Leahy, Champlain College student activists and a representative of Invisible Children discuss the KONY 2012 campaign, aimed at bringing African war criminal Joseph Kony to justice. A documentary on the issue, KONY 2012, has...
New Lake Champlain Funding - 03/02/2012
Senator Patrick Leahy announces significant new funding for water quality, fisheries and ecosystem restoration work on Lake Champlain during the coming year. The federal dollars, just recently confirmed, are part of the FY2012 budget. Leahy is a...
Expansion of National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center - 12/12/2011
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) John Morton and Senator Leahy announce expansion of the National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center (BCSC) in Williston. The expansion allows the BCSC to enhance its role in combating bulk cash...
Funding to Market Vermont Maple Products - Legislation on Sale of Fraudulent Maple Products - 10/11/2011
Senator Patrick Leahy,  Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross, and Dakin Farm owner Sam Cutting, join in announcing federal funding for marketing of Vermont maple products in cooperation with Vermont maple industry leaders.  Also,...
Dealer.com Expansion Celebration - 06/10/2011
Senator Leahy speaks at Dealer.com expansion celebration. Senator Leahy and his staff worked with local and state economic development officials on incentives to encourage Dealer.com to make this significant expansion in Vermont. Note:...
Farm to School Program, Youth Farm Spring Kick-Off - 05/20/2011
Senator Patrick Leahy and his wife Marcelle enjoy a healthy school lunch made from Vermont products, receive a report on the success of Vermont’s Farm to School Program, and take part in a Youth Farm Spring Kick-Off during a visit to...
Senator Leahy Announces Effort To Permanently Authorize Foreign Investor Program - 03/18/2011
Senator Patrick Leahy,  Vermont Secretary of Commerce and Community Development Lawrence Miller, Jay Peak Resort President Bill Stenger, and Sugarbush President Win Smith, announce the Senator's effort to permanently authorize the popular...
Celebration of the Passage of Leahy’s America Invents Act - 03/11/2011
Senator Patrick Leahy and IBM officials celebrate passage of Leahy’s America Invents Act, a bill that will make the first major upgrade to federal patent law in 60 years. IBM Essex officials will also discuss patents on components of the...
New Effort to Exempt Vermont Interstates from Federal Truck Weight Laws - 01/24/2011
Senator Patrick Leahy and supporters of exempting Vermont and Maine interstates from federal truck weight laws kick off a new effort.   Leahy and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced new bipartisan truck-weight legislation.  ...
Ice Safety and Coast Guard Ice Rescue Capabilities - 01/18/2011
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, and Admiral Daniel Neptun, Commander of the First Coast Guard District, discuss ice safety and Coast Guard ice rescue capabilities.
New Broadband Infrastructure To Help Facilitate Lake Research Between Universities - 10/28/2010
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, University of Vermont President Daniel Fogel, representatives of Vermont’s EPSCoR program, and representatives of TelJet Longhaul announce a multi-million dollar federal investment in fiber optic technology...
Vermont Congressional Delegation-Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act - 10/21/2010
Vermont NEA State Convention press conference on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders and Congressman Welch.  Burlington High School.
National Telecommunications Information Administration Awards $47 Million for Building Broadband Infrastructure in Vermont - 07/02/2010
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke with Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders,  Representative Welch and Governor Douglas on the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) awarding of a $33.4 million grant to the...
Leahy and Sanders Discuss One of First Benefits Under New Health Insurance Reform Law - 06/07/2010
Senators Sanders and Leahy, Vermont AARP Director Gary Marchildon, and a representative of Congressman Peter Welch, discuss rebates under the newly enacted health insurance reform law, to help seniors fill the Medicare prescription drug program...