So many of the scandals it's hard to -- we don't have time to go through all of them. Patrick Leahy More Quotes by Patrick Leahy More Quotes From Patrick Leahy Election season always brings out crazy ideas, but this is one of the craziest, if Marcelle’s( Democratic Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy wife's) parents were still here they would say the same thing, but in French. Patrick Leahy politics If their (ABC's) information is accurate, the burden is on the Iraqi Government to punish those involved and on the Departments of State and Defense to insist that they do so and to offer support in investigating and punishing those involved as the law calls for, otherwise the Iraqi units involved should be deemed ineligible for U.S. aid. Patrick Leahy politics Name an issue. They're involved. It's not like we're negotiating with countries we've been at war with. Patrick Leahy politics This is going to be an ongoing issue and we should always bring it up. Patrick Leahy politics That was said to President Kennedy, President Johnson, President Nixon, President Ford, President Carter — you see what I'm driving at, the fact is they are there. The fact is, Cuba is still there. Patrick Leahy politics The conduct described suggests an alarming lack of concern for the safety of the Cubans involved, and anyone who knows Cuba could predict it would fail, uSAID never informed Congress about this and should never have been associated with anything so incompetent and reckless. It's just plain stupid. Patrick Leahy world We have wide bipartisan agreement in both the Senate and the House that bulk phone records collection is not essential. Patrick Leahy politics I relax more when I'm behind the camera than anything else. I love that. Patrick Leahy camerabehindrelaxlove Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the number of violent extremist groups has grown across multiple continents. From Syria to Somalia to Pakistan, the United States is combating many of these groups - usually with bombs and missiles. Large numbers of innocent people are invariably caught in the middle. Patrick Leahy innocentpakistannumberspeople A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves. Patrick Leahy dayimportantjusticechildren I remember George W. Bush, who spoke about bringing the country together. Here's a man who knew that he lost the popular vote but ended up with the Electoral College vote. He had lost that, and he spoke in a very inclusive way of bringing Republicans and Democrats together. It reflected what a president should do. Patrick Leahy manvotetogetherremember Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years. Patrick Leahy overlastamericaworld There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan will bring the Supreme Court to an historical high-water mark, with three women concurrently serving as Justices. Patrick Leahy shewillwomenthree Benjamin Franklin once said, 'A people who would trade liberty for security deserve neither.' I think we can have both. We can keep our liberties. We can have our security. Patrick Leahy thinksecuritydeservepeople That the Islamic State is guilty of horrific atrocities is common knowledge. But most Americans seem unaware of the human toll of our own actions, the consequences this has for our national security and our reputation, and that, too often, the civilian casualties we cause are the result of avoidable mistakes. This must change. Patrick Leahy mistakesresultchangeknowledge Trump would either be the Scarecrow or the Joker. Patrick Leahy jokereitherwouldtrump Seeking equal protection under our laws for the LGBT community is the right thing to do. Patrick Leahy the-right-thingrightequalcommunity About the only gun law we have in Vermont is during deer season. If you have a semi-automatic, you can't have more than six rounds in it. Patrick Leahy youdeergunlaw When I first came to the Senate, people in both parties went out of their way to have personal relationships. Patrick Leahy relationshipspersonalpeopleway I'm a gun owner. Patrick Leahy ownergun
