Sen. Patrick Leahy

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

As farmers face climate change, a trade war and an econ Ag slump, the White House Chief of Staff confirms what we've suspected: relocation of Ag agencies is their “wonderful way” to “drain the swamp” of highly-qualified career scientists and economists. https://t.co/czLEo2uVdo — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

That's why I've authored and championed the Voting Rights Advancement Act, reversing the terrible SCOTUS decision gutting #VRA. I call on @senatemjrldr McConnell to take up my VRAA (S.561). One simple vote in the Senate could protect the vote for a generation of Americans. #VRAA — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

On the 54th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, protecting access to the ballot box is as urgent as ever. Faced with the mainstreaming of white supremacy, we must confront and end the systematic suppression of minority voters. #RestoreTheVote #VRA https://t.co/39T2HWdABQ — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Welcoming refugees is an American value & tradition that dates to our founding. The Trump admin needed to be reminded, so I joined a bipartisan group of 18 senators on this letter explaining & defending our heritage as a haven for the persecuted: LETTER: https://t.co/ti6IveriUg — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Acting presidential requires more than reading from a TelePrompTer. It requires leadership. It requires denouncing hate at every opportunity. It requires overcoming those within his party who have prevented Congress from passing the most modest, commonsense gun safety reforms. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

It shouldn’t be news that an American president condemns racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. But I’m glad he did it. Now he needs to tell Mitch McConnell to pass universal background checks. No strings. No excuses. #HR8 #ElPaso #Dayton — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

These brave first-responders ran TOWARD danger and the shooter and their courage and training likely saved many, many more lives. #Dayton @GLFOP — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

The epidemic of gun violence, spreading white nationalism and domestic terrorism, climate change and rising oceans, foreign interference in our elections — Republican leaders and President Trump either refuse to or are incapable of rising to the challenges of our times. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

In Heaven’s name, what more will it take for the President and Senate Republicans to offer more than ‘thoughts and prayers’ as mass shootings and domestic terrorism spread across the nation? #ElPaso #Dayton — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

.@jaketapper and @SenBooker, count me in . . . — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Thanks for your national leadership on this vital issue, Secretary Condos. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @SenatorDurbin: Straw purchasing and illicit trafficking often puts guns in the hands of people barred from possessing them, which is wh… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Senator Patrick Leahy in the #CongressionalRecord, on the situation in #Honduras and the need to address the rampant corruption, violence, and impunity -- https://t.co/6c3ndkCVrM — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Happy Birthday #JerryGarcia. This is the most dressed up that we had ever been together. ;) https://t.co/vg4D4sTDRq — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

And all this for a bill that will NEVER BECOME LAW. We all agree we need a secure border. We all agree migrants must be treated humanely. Dems stand ready to work with Rs in good faith, like I did as chairman in 2013. Today’s partisan fiasco did nothing to solve these issues. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

We've all seen the pictures of the awful conditions in CBP custody. I’ve seen them first-hand. I wanted to create a multi-agency migrant processing center to reduce overcrowding and speed processing. This should be a nonpartisan no-brainer. Graham didn't allow it. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

If “the cruelty is the point” of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, allowing for the indefinite detention of children would be its posterchild. I wanted to introduce an amendment stripping indefinite detention from the Graham bill. Graham didn't allow it. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Even Chairman Graham this morning acknowledged that we need to deal with the conditions in the Northern Triangle. I wanted to offer the Central America Reform and Enforcement Act to do just that. Graham didn't allow it. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

The Committee should start the immigration reform debate where we left off in 2013. Then, as chairman, I held five markups and 30 hours of debate. We considered 100s of amendments, and accepted almost 50 from Republicans. That’s why we received 68 bipartisan votes on the floor. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Democrats had many serious, substantive proposals for how to fix the problems that plague our immigration system and border. We filed over 100 amendments. Graham broke every rule and didn’t allow us to offer any. Here’s a couple I wanted to offer— — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Chairman Graham just broke FOUR committee rules in order to advance Pres. Trump’s bill to lock up immigrant children INDEFINITELY. Rules every Republican voted for 6 months ago. Rules I always respected as chairman. They might as well rip them up. So I did it for them. https://t.co/SCjnFLSOtE — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @SenateApprops: BREAKING: REAX of Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On Senate Passage Of The Bipartisan Budget Agreement https://t.co… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @CraigCaplan: 67-28: Senate passes 2-year budget spending caps-debt limit deal, the last vote for Senators before their August recess be… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @SenateDems: “It’s as partisan and shortsighted as it gets. This is supposed to be the Senate Judiciary committee – not the Donald Trump… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Chairman Graham just broke Judiciary Committee rules to advance Trump bill to indefinitely detain immigrant children. Senator Leahy will be speaking on this momentarily. LIVE on @CSPAN and at https://t.co/pDBKaeKquT — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

.@SenatorLeahy, @SenatorCollins And @SenatorDurbin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing And Firearms Trafficking -- https://t.co/FBHziV1Xj9 — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

I just reintroduced my firearms trafficking bill, with Senators Collins and Durbin, to provide critical tools to prosecute straw purchasers and gun traffickers. This bill received 58 votes in 2013. The Senate should pass this bipartisan first step without delay. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Gun violence plagues our nation. There’s already been 98 killings in DC this year. The police chief has blamed the spike on easy access to illegal guns. For too long, we have allowed criminals to obtain firearms through unregulated markets and traffickers. We must act. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Leahy, @SenatorCollins, And @SenatorDurbin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Illegal Straw Purchasing And Firearms Trafficking https://t.co/FBHziV1Xj9 — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Climate change is the crisis of a generation and requires bold action. The @USChamber & @ShopFloorNAM need to stop fronting for the fossil fuel industry & start supporting a clean energy economy if we are going to address this crisis. #ChamberofCarbon — PolitiTweet.org