Senator Patrick Leahy

Support a Public Option

Sen. Dick Durbin | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Dick Durbin

Congress is currently working on new reform legislation that will make quality health care available and affordable for all Americans. But we know the forces of the status quo will battle us every step of the way.

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Uniting American Families Act: Congress To Consider Gay Immigration Bill

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary will meet for a hearing on the Uniting American Families Act. The proposed bill -- which was intr...

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Leahy Lays Out Case For Truth Commission In Time

Time | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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More than 30 years ago, a special Senate investigation peered into abuses that included spying on the American people by their own government. The fi...

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What We Still Don't Know About Torture

David Danzig | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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A truth commission on torture could definitively prove that the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture by US forces has made us less safe.

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Obama Hires Another Lawyer Who Battled Bush's Secrecy

The Plum Line | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

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To my mind, one of the more interesting storylines unfolding right now is President Obama's ongoing appointment to the Office of Legal Counsel of lawy...

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Mukasey To Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee

Politico | Daniel Reilly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of the month, his first appearance before the committee...

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Top Judiciary Dem Leahy: Mukasey 'Headed For Swift Approval'

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey is headed for swift approval with scant objections, the powerful Democrat who will chair his confirmation h...

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