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18 Jun 2012, 2:59 am
Patrick Leahy, D-VT,  that seeks to increase the criminal penalties for knowingly shipping tainted food and would allow federal prosecutors to seek up to a ten-year jail sentence for doing that.The Center also supports an amendment from Senators Bernie Sanders I-VT,  and Barbara Boxer, D-CA,   that clarifies the existing authority that states have to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. [read post]
14 Jun 2012, 10:57 am
"Patrick Leahy Vows to Keep Pushing Judicial Nominees": Roll Call has this report. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 1:06 pm by Mike Scarcella
The Senate Judiciary Chairman, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), on Friday called Machen and Rosenstein “strong, capable, independent prosecutors. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 2:59 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is seeking to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and intentional violations of food standards, likely seeking to attach the Food Safety Accountability Act, a bill he introduced in 2010 and 2011. [read post]
9 Jun 2012, 9:07 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called Machen and Rosenstein "strong, capable, independent prosecutors" and said the Justice Department's consultation with the Judiciary and Intelligence committees was an aid to congressional oversight. [read post]
9 Jun 2012, 9:07 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., called Machen and Rosenstein "strong, capable, independent prosecutors" and said the Justice Department's consultation with the Judiciary and Intelligence committees was an aid to congressional oversight. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 1:29 pm by sberkovits@acslaw.org
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) defended Helmick “zealously, comparing him with Founding Father John Adams, who defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 3:08 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Patrick Leahy, a co-sponsor of the measure, said his Party “would continue to build the case for these remedies, which will make a pocketbook difference to so many women in the American workforce, and to their families. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 3:34 am by Darren Tobin
Senator Patrick Leahy has recently introduced new legislation in hopes to restore the rights of citizens and hold drug manufacturers of generic brand drugs accountable for failing to warn adequately regarding the side effects which can be associated with the generic medication. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 3:34 am by Darren Tobin
Senator Patrick Leahy has recently introduced new legislation in hopes to restore the rights of citizens and hold drug manufacturers of generic brand drugs accountable for failing to warn adequately regarding the side effects which can be associated with the generic medication. [read post]
25 May 2012, 4:04 pm by James Hamilton
In a January 31, 2012 letter to the SEC, Senator Cardin, along Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI) and John Kerry (D-MA), expressed concern that final regulations implementing  Section  1504 had not yet been adopted. [read post]
24 May 2012, 12:42 pm by Mike Scarcella
OPR concluded in a 672-page report the government violated its obligations under department policy and constitutional principles to disclose certain information to Stevens’s lawyers, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich said in a seven-page letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas.) [read post]
23 May 2012, 8:32 am by Jay Stanley
As Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) explained when sponsoring a successful bill to expand these requirements, “adequate oversight of the surveillance activities of federal law enforcement [can] only be accomplished with reporting requirements. [read post]
21 May 2012, 4:20 pm by nflatow
That a cloture motion was needed to secure a vote on Watford appalled Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and others. [read post]
21 May 2012, 12:45 pm by Ziv Steinberg
  FY2013 Appropriations: The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee (Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-VT) of Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up draft legislation that would make fiscal 2013 appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs and agencies. [read post]
18 May 2012, 3:20 pm by sberkovits@acslaw.org
.), and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D- Vt.) spoke out against obstruction of federal judicial nominees. [read post]
16 May 2012, 2:00 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
The Senate reauthorization was sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. [read post]
10 May 2012, 3:58 pm by Kim Zetter
In December 2010 in a letter (.pdf) from Attorney General Eric Holder to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the FBI asserted that in February 2009 it began telling recipients they had a right to challenge the built-in gag order that prevents them from disclosing to anyone, including customers, that the government is seeking customer records. [read post]