Leahy leads effort to strengthen anti-domestic violence law
The bill would further strengthen and improve programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Senate adopts Leahy, Cornyn anti-corruption amendment to STOCK act
The amendment, which mirrors legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last year, will strengthen existing federal criminal law for acts of public corruption and raise maximum statutory penalties.
Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermonters with Medicare saved $4.8 million on prescriptions
The health care reforms mean a 50 percent discount on brand-name prescription drugs and last year generated a 7 percent discount on covered generic medications for people who reached the coverage limit.
Leahy, Sanders Welch: Vermont housing groups receive $1.2 million
The federal NeighborWorks America program is awarding five competitive federal grants to Vermont’s NeighborWorks affiliates.
Evslin: Why Republicans (finally) opposed SOPA and PIPA
SOPA and PIPA were a massive overreaction to the real (although not well quantified) problems of content piracy and counterfeit goods on the Internet.
Leahy welcomes Komen Foundation reversal of decision to defund Planned Parenthood
Leahy on Thursday was one of 26 U.S. senators who called for the foundation to reverse its decision, in a letter the senators sent to Nancy Brinker, the Komen organization’s founder and CEO.
Leahy statement at hearing on Video Privacy Protection Act
For immediate release Jan. 31, 2012 [Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke today at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing focusing on the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Leahy was the lead author of the VPPA, which is considered one of the nation’s model privacy laws. The VPPA was swiftly passed by Congress following concerns raised [...]
Leahy caught in the Web
The quintessential Senate liberal has been confronted by the left over his sponsorship of the Protect Intellectual Property Act, an anti-piracy bill opposed by Google, Wikipedia and Facebook.
Vermont receives $21.6 million in grants to help rebuild homes and businesses hit by Irene
Vermont is one of eight states receiving grants, approved by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, which come from topped-up emergency relief funds in an annual funding bill approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in November.
Vermont receives home heating aid
Vermont’s congressional delegation – U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) – announced today the release of $4.9 million for Vermont under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
