Leahy to attend Wednesday public meeting on proposed closing of White River Junction Postal Facility
Senator Leahy to attend and make remarks at public meeting regarding the proposed closing of the White River Junction Postal Facility
VPT to host Leahy on “Report from Washington”
PRESS RELEASE Media contact: Ann Curran at (802) 655-8059, acurran@vpt.org or Jeff Vande Griek at (802) 655-8062, jeffv@vpt.org Sen. Leahy on VPT’s “Report From Washington” On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will appear live on Vermont Public Television’s “Report From Washington.” Viewers can call to ask him questions during the [...]
Leahy’s remarks on Senate passage of debt ceiling agreement
“This is not a solution I would have preferred, but the compromise finally reached by the White House and congressional leaders puts common sense and the national interest above partisanship and ideology.”
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Leahy’s anti-corruption bill
“The Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act will help provide important new tools to prosecutors investigating public corruption,” said Leahy.
Sanders And Leahy promote new effort to expand Community Supported Agriculture
“At a time when many families are struggling to pay for food, CSAs make sure families can put local, healthy food on the table,” Sanders said. “As Vermonters have shown, linking local farmers with families creates jobs on farms and ensures that people have a healthy source of food.”
Sen. Leahy’s statement on constitutional amendment
The Senate today defeated a proposal that would require Congress to approve a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. By a vote of 51-46, the Senate moved to table the bill, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this week. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) delivered the following remarks before the Senate vote.
New USDA Farm to School report cites best practices found across the nation
This report cites lessons learned from field visits to 15 school districts across the country, including the Burlington School District, and identifies the survey team’s best-practice findings. The USDA report notes that the Burlington School District is one of only two of the 15 visited that has a Farm to School coordinator to organize the logistics of the district’s Farm To School activities.
Panel to discuss impact of proposed patent law changes on Vermont bioscience
An experienced panel representing three perspectives on patent law will address how proposed federal patent law changes currently under consideration will affect Vermont bioscience and software technology companies on Tuesday, June 28, 4 – 7 p.m., at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Colchester. Th
Vermont congressional delegation seeks to continue funding of Guard outreach program
Delegation Fights to Continue Vermont Guard Outreach Program WASHINGTON, March 22 – The Vermont congressional delegation has called on the Army and National Guard to continue funding an essential outreach program for Vermont veterans returning from deployments in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The Vermont Guard’s first-of-its-kind outreach program was funded since 2006 by federal grants secured [...]
Leahy, Cornyn renew “Faster FOIA” effort during sunshine week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2011 CONTACT: Chabot, Erica Erica_Chabot@Judiciary-dem.senate.gov WASHINGTON – As Sunshine Week commemorations continue, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas.) Wednesday renewed their legislative efforts to improve the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the nation’s premier open government law. Leahy and Cornyn are longtime leaders in Congress on FOIA issues. [...]
