Patrick Leahy
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Here’s what happened at Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
Monday, March 20, 2017Gorsuch said his role, if confirmed as the next Justice, was "not about politics," and pledged equal justice to both “poor and rich.” -
Republicans told Elizabeth Warren to shut up and sit down, and that is violence
Thursday, February 9, 201749 Republican Senators voted to censure a woman for not following a rule they don't expect men to follow. -
Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions tries to weasel out of homophobia charges
Thursday, January 12, 2017Sessions says "I understand" our "demands for justice," but it's hard to believe him. -
Leahy files amendment to immigration bill to extend rights to binational, gay couples
Tuesday, June 11, 2013WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would extend immigration benefits to foreign-born, gay partners of American citizens. -
Leahy disappointed immigration bill excludes gay, bi-national couples
Friday, May 24, 2013MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Sen. Patrick Leahy said Friday he was disappointed he was unsuccessful in his bid to amend immigration reform legislation to protect same-sex couples in which one of the partners is foreign-born. -
Senate committee approves immigration bill without provisions for gay couples
Tuesday, May 21, 2013WASHINGTON — Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters pressed the panel's chairman to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate… -
GOP, Religious leaders: Gay rights plan threatens immigration bill
Wednesday, May 8, 2013WASHINGTON -- Religious leaders said Wednesday that adding a gay rights proposal to immigration legislation could risk their support for the bill, setting up a potential Senate showdown. -
Leahy submits immigration amendment to allow gays to sponsor foreign-born partners
Tuesday, May 7, 2013WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow legally married gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born same-sex partners for green cards. -
GOP threatens immigration reform if LGBT advocates try to include same-sex partners
Thursday, May 2, 2013WASHINGTON -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate are warning that efforts to include an amendment that offers a path to legal residency for foreign-born partners of gay Americans would derail an immigration package currently being considered… -
Leahy wants immigration benefits for same-sex couples
Wednesday, February 13, 2013WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy wants the government to start affording same-sex, married couples the same immigration benefits that heterosexual couples now enjoy.
