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Senator Patrick J. Leahy's Public Statements on Environment

Patrick Leahy
Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy
Office: U.S. Senate (VT) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1974
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark
Birth Date: 03/31/1940
Birth Place: Montpelier, VT
Home City: Middlesex, VT
Religion: Roman Catholic

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March 20, 2013 Climate Change Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 Leahy Lauds Multiple Federal Economic Flood-Recovery Tools Being Deployed This Week In Bennington, Windham and Windsor Counties Brattleboro, VT
Feb. 20, 2013 Letter to Acting Administrator Perciasepe - Environmental Health Washington, DC
April 27, 2012 Leahy Rescues $3.9 M. for Vermont Law School and Vermont-Based Institute for Sustainable Communities to Continue Program That is Helping to Foster Environmental Advocacy in China Unknown
April 27, 2012 Leahy Rescues $3.9 M. for Vermont Law School and Vermont-Based Institute for Sustainable Communities to Continue Program That is Helping to Foster Environmental Advocacy in China Unknown
April 27, 2012 Leahy Rescues $3.9 M. for Vermont Law School and Vermont-Based Institute for Sustainable Communities to Continue Program That is Helping to Foster Environmental Advocacy in China Unknown
Dec. 14, 2011 Keystone XL Pipeline Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 2011 Disapproving a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Mitigation by States of Cross-Border Air Pollution Under the Clean Air Act Washington, DC
June 13, 2011 The Leahy Letter -- June 13, 2011 Unknown
May 19, 2011 Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Leahy-Authored Environmental Crimes Enforcement Bill To Full Senate Washington, DC
March 2, 2011 Newsletter: The Leahy Letter Unknown
Feb. 15, 2011 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act Washington, DC
July 27, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Exxon Valdez To Deepwater Horizon: Protecting Victims Of Major Oil Spills Washington, DC
July 27, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - "Exxon Valdez To Deepwater Horizon: Protecting Victims Of Major Oil Spills" Washington, DC
June 24, 2010 Judiciary Committee Approves Leahy-Authored Bill To Hold Big Oil Accountable For Environmental Crimes Washington, DC
June 23, 2010 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Washington, DC
June 21, 2010 Comment On The Supreme Court's Decision In Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms Unknown
June 9, 2010 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
April 21, 2010 Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day Washington, DC
June 3, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - The Uniting American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Introduce ‘Greener Gardens Bill' Giving Consumers Tax Incentives For Choosing Lower-Emissions Yard Equipment Washington, DC
July 25, 2008 Letter to William A. Roderick, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
July 16, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
June 9, 2005 On The Nominations Of Richard Griffin And David McKeague To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Washington, DC
March 17, 2005 Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, On the Nomination Of William Myers Washington, DC
March 1, 2005 Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Myers Washington, DC
March 1, 2005 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmaton on the Nomination of William G. Myers III, of Idaho, to be Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Washington, DC
Oct. 8, 2004 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions - S. 2964 Washington, DC
Sept. 1, 2004 Letter to Administrator Michael O. Leavitt, Environmental Protection Agency Unknown
July 22, 2004 Nomination of Henry W. Saad to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Washington, DC
July 20, 2004 Nomination of William Gerry Myers III to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Washington, DC
July 8, 2004 Class Action Fairness Act of 2004 Washington, DC
April 26, 2004 Environmental Policy Washington, DC
April 22, 2004 Bush Administration's Environmental Rollbacks Washington, DC
April 22, 2004 Earth Day Washington, DC
April 1, 2004 Execuitve Business Meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Nominations Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2004 The Importance of State and Federal Freedom of Information Laws Washington, DC
Nov. 20, 2003 Energy Policy Act of 2003-Conference Report-Continued Washington, DC
Nov. 6, 2003 Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge Washington, DC
Oct. 30, 2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 Washington, DC
Oct. 27, 2003 Reaction Of Sen. Patrick Leahy To Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell's Suit Against The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Unknown
Oct. 21, 2003 Statement on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions - S. 1766 Washington, DC
Oct. 20, 2003 Class Action Fairness Act of 2003-Motion to Proceed (continued) Washington, DC
July 24, 2003 Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Agriculture Committee Markup of H.R. 1904 Washington, DC
July 24, 2003 Letter to Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley Unknown
June 26, 2003 Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy - Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on H.R. 1904 Washington, DC
May 21, 2003 Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy Environmental Exemptions to Department of Defense Authorization Bill Washington, DC
April 10, 2003 Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy Class Action Fairness Act, S. 274, Executive Business Meeting Unknown

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