Patrick 'Pat' Leahy

Democrat Pat Leahy is seeking his seventh term in the Senate. In 1974, at age 34, he became his home state's youngest U.S. senator ever. He chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Majority Leader Harry Reid Among 'Most Liberal' Senators

By Politics Daily Staff

New rankings of the Senate's most liberal members -- a list including Harry Reid and powerful committee chairmen Carl Levin and Patrick Leahy -- suggest moderates are fading from the scene on Capitol ...

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Egypt, Deficit Bring Calls to End Foreign Aid -- But Should We?

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON -- The unrelated crises roiling Egypt and the federal budget have at least one thing in common: They both have brought calls to eliminate foreign aid. Just as Punxsutawney Phil crawled ...

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As Haiti Waits for Calm, US Senator Urges Freezing Aid

By Emily Troutman

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Dec. 10) -- Reporting on chaos is often about the wait, as much as the action. In Haiti, waiting for things to be set on fire, waiting for United Nations troops to react, ...

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What Is Patrick Leahy's Religion?

By jeanette friedman

The incumbent U.S. senator from Vermont and Democrat Patrick Leahy is seeking re-election against Republican Len Britton. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major ...

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Is Len Britton Married?

By Robert Ham

Republican Len Britton, a first-time political candidate, is running for the Senate seat for the state of Vermont that has been held by Democrat Patrick Leahy since 1975. As part of a Politics Daily ...

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May 25, 2012

Senate committee cuts $33M in aid to Pakistan over conviction of doctor who helped find bin Laden

Source: Times-News - Kingsport TN

A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million ? $1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence for high treason.

May 25, 2012

Senate panel votes to cut aid to Pakistan over conviction

Source: Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ

A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - $1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence for high treason.

May 24, 2012

Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case

Source: The Countrywide - Karnes City TX

Two U.S. prosecutors in the corruption case of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens face suspensions without pay for engaging in reckless professional misconduct by failing to disclose evidence that could have helped him, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

May 24, 2012

Standoff between House, Senate stalls Violence Against Women Act

Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA

The federal reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act has fallen victim to political bickering, with both the House and the Senate refusing even to consider the version passed by the other.

May 23, 2012

Pakistan aid pared by Senate panel vote

Source: The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN

In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes President Obamas request for assistance to Islamabad by more than half and threatens further reductions if it fails to open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan.