Patrick Leahy in 2022 VT Senate race
On Drugs:
Let legal cannabis businesses use banking system
Businesses operating legally in #VT should be able to use the banking system. I'm proud to again cosponsor the
SAFE Banking Act to give businesses access to the financial services they need in the dozens of states that have legalized cannabis businesses, including Vermont.
Source: Twitter posting on 2022 Vermont Senate race
Mar 23, 2021
On Education:
For Farm-to-School Act to teach nutrition & agriculture
The Farm to School Act, introduced by Leahy, seeks to reauthorize and expand the popular federal Farm to School program. Leahy said: "Whether with planting a garden, visiting a farm or cooking with fresh ingredients, students are
learning the link between nutrition, agriculture and wellness. We must invest in the health of the next generation and that includes ensuring that students across the country have access to the benefits of Farm to School programing."
Source: Vermont Business Magazine on 2022 Vermont Senate race
May 6, 2021
On Foreign Policy:
Signed letter opposing Israeli annexation of territories
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramilla Jayapal sent a Dear Colleague letter to Secretary of State Pompeo, expressing concern that annexation would "lay the groundwork for Israel becoming an apartheid state" and calling for the non-recognition of annexed
land and withholding of some of the $3.8 billion in military funding. Her compelling letter was signed by a dozen other Congresspeople, including influential figures such as Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The AOC-Jayapal letter on annexation made headlines and sent the Israel lobby into a tizzy, frantically trying to stop any other lawmakers from signing on. But just a few days later, on July 2, another unexpected action came.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, supported by Senators Sanders, Warren, Leahy, and others, filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit US military aid from being used in any annexation activities.
Source: Counterpunch.org on 2022 Vermont Senate race
Jul 17, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Lifelong Batman fan; has done cameos in several movies
A lifelong Batman fan, Leahy provided the voice for a governor in the Old West on Batman: The Animated Series (1992), made a cameo appearance as himself in Batman & Robin (1997), and appeared in Batman Forever (1995), The Dark Knight Rises (2012),
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Dark Knight (2008). He wrote an introduction for "The Dark Knight Archives," a 1992 compilation, and a preface for "Batman: Death of Innocents," a 1996 graphic novel about land mines.
Source: IMDB Biography for 2022 Vermont Senate race
Jun 22, 2021
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