Senate Judiciary Committee Agenda
Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy spoke about the Senate Judiciary Committee’s agenda in the 112th Congress. Among the committee’s priori… read more
Senate Judiciary Chair Patrick Leahy spoke about the Senate Judiciary Committee’s agenda in the 112th Congress. Among the committee’s priorities were tax fraud and patent reform, job creation, filling federal judicial vacancies, updating electronic privacy laws, and balancing civil liberties with national security. Senator Leahy also commented on the recent Tucson, Arizona, shootings of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, saying that rhetoric and demonizing of opponents, government, and public service has gone too far. close
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