Sen. Patrick Leahy

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @peoplefor: "When I think of what the Affordable Care Act means to millions of Americans, what's on the line with this nomination - I th… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“Justice Ginsburg, I am certain, would have dissented. And I will, too — on behalf of Vermonters, on behalf of the integrity of the Senate, and on behalf of the majority of Americans who oppose this process. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“Republicans first announced their intention to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat just one hour after the announcement of her death. From that moment this process has been nothing but shameful. Worse, it will almost certainly lead to disastrous consequences for Americans. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“These are the real life implications of decisions made by the Court. And a majority of Americans, like an overwhelming majority of Vermonters, do not support taking our country in that direction. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“They are scared that the clock will be turned back to a time when women had no right to control their own bodies…. They are scared [of] rolling back of voting rights, workers’ rights, and the rights of the LGBTQ community to equal treatment. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“I have heard from [Vermonters] — both often and loudly — since Justice Ginsburg’s passing. They are scared, Judge Barrett. They are scared that your confirmation would rip from them their most basic healthcare protections. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“Overturning the ACA has been the single most important policy objective of the Republican Party over the last decade. If Republicans are successful, the results will be nothing short of catastrophic for the millions of Americans who depend on its coverage and protections. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Republicans see “the potential to accomplish through the courts what they have failed to accomplish in the halls of Congress. At the top of their hit list is the Affordable Care Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“With this vacancy, President Trump and Senate Republicans see the potential to wildly swing the balance of the Court and transform our independent courts into a far-right arm of the Republican Party. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“The Senate should also not be holding this hearing while doing nothing to pass a desperately-needed COVID relief bill. Every senator on this Committee knows in her or his heart that this is wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“We should not be holding this hearing when it is plainly unsafe to do so…. Two members are just now emerging from quarantine. Other members have declined to get tested at all. Yet the Chairman has refused to implement a daily testing regime to keep [everyone] safe. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“We should not be holding a hearing 3 weeks from an election, when millions of Americans have already voted. Not when doing so requires that 1/2 of the Senate go back on their word, contradicting every argument they made about the American people needing a voice. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

“We should not have had a nomination before Justice Ginsburg was even buried, while the nation was mourning her passing. We should not be holding a hearing just 16 days later, when this Committee has afforded itself three times as long to vet other modern nominees. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Senator Leahy, speaking on the Judiciary Committee just now: “I have served in the Senate for 46 years, a span that includes 20 Supreme Court nominations and 16 confirmation hearings. None – not one – looked anything like this one. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Don't forget: Senate Rs have STONEWALLED COVID relief for Americans for 5 MONTHS. Apparently it's not urgent for them. But IT IS urgent for them to ram this nom thru in order to kill the #ACA & take healthcare away from MILLIONS.    Takes the mask off their REAL priorities. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

As Chairman Graham is refusing my call to implement daily COVID testing, I will participate in the hrgs remotely. 2 Rs recently tested positive & other Rs somehow REFUSE to get tested. Committee Rs are mimicking Pres. Trump's disregard for basic public health precautions. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @radiofinn: Irish Settlement Road, Underhill, #Vermont https://t.co/HgvPlSpsNH — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

It’s absolutely unacceptable — and entirely predictable — that Republicans’ mad rush to confirm a nominee before the election has resulted in a record that’s replete with holes. And the hearings start TOMORROW. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

I agree. I’ve asked for testing, but if Republicans don’t demand that their Republican leadership do it, their words are empty campaign slogans. If they are honest in their suggestion, it can be done; if it’s only a campaign slogan, that won’t stop Sen Graham and Sen McConnell. — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

And that's exactly why @CoryBooker, @KamalaHarris & I wrote to Chairman Graham earlier today urging him not to recklessly proceed w/ hearings next week unless he agrees to implement systematic testing procedures for all attending Senators & staff (himself included): https://t.co/v1E4Kvoac6 — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Chairman Graham apparently refuses to get a COVID test. He & anyone else attending the SCOTUS hearing MUST be tested. If he's not willing to show he's negative, its PROOF POSITIVE he shouldn't preside over hearings that could become ANOTHER super spreader of this virus — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

An absolute travel and tourism must in the Green Mountain State...and not just for dog lovers... — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

And here’s a LINK to our letter to @LindseyGrahamSC: https://t.co/EmLid1MZim — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

With 2 Committee Rs positive for COVID & other Rs refusing tests, SCOTUS hearings next week could become a virus super spreader w/out stringent testing measures. @CoryBooker, @KamalaHarris & I are urging Chairman Graham not to proceed recklessly w/out implementing such measures: https://t.co/AwHKhw60JG — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @usdafsa: 2021 enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage program opens on Oct. 13. The deadline to apply is Dec. 11. For more information… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

The pandemic has only heightened the need for Distance Learning at our colleges and universities.  Congrats @NorthernVTU for this partnership w/@HowardCenterVT — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @vanitaguptaCR: Worth repeating every day: Mitch McConnell has been blocking COVID relief for 145 days but is now rushing to do everythi… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @congressfdn: Good eye! 👀 We were proud to recognize Tim Rieser as one of this year's Staff Lifetime Achievement #DemocracyAwards finali… — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

RT @ben_orlebeke: Tim Rieser (bottom right) is an icon — PolitiTweet.org

Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy

Absolute malice. This time only exacerbated by their incompetence. — PolitiTweet.org