Sen. Patrick Leahy Announces His Retirement: “It’s Time To Come Home”

Sen. Patrick Leahy announced his status connected Monday arsenic helium volition extremity his distinguished and agelong vocation successful the Senate successful 2022.

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, the longest serving Democrat successful the Senate, announces his retirement.

"It's clip to travel home." pic.twitter.com/QSvw9qFpCM

— Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) November 15, 2021

Sen. Leahy said:

I americium arrogant to beryllium Vermont’s longest-serving Senator due to the fact that I cognize my clip successful the Senate has made a quality for Vermonters and often good beyond.  I cognize I person been determination for my authorities erstwhile I was needed most.  I cognize I person taken our champion ideas and helped them grow. I brought Vermont’s dependable to the United States Senate and Vermont values crossed the world.

So yes, I americium arrogant to beryllium Vermont’s longest-serving Senator.  While I volition proceed to service Vermont, Marcelle and I person reached the decision that it is clip to enactment down this gavel.  It is clip to walk the torch to the adjacent Vermonter, who volition transportation connected this enactment for our large state.  It’s clip to travel home.

Sen. Leahy is champion known to governmental watchers for his 20 years either arsenic Chair oregon the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In the existent Congress, Sen. Leahy has been the president of the almighty Senate Appropriations Committee.

Senator Leahy has been a tireless advocator for tiny states, and helium brought the benignant of seriousness and decorum to the Senate that is lacking successful galore of the newer members.

Sen. Leahy was archetypal elected to the Senate successful 1975, He announced his status successful the aforesaid country wherever helium announced his archetypal Senate run successful 1974.

Leahy isn’t a Lindsey Graham/Ted Cruz camera chaser. He conscionable served the radical of Vermont for the longest-serving tenure successful the state’s history.

Patrick Leahy was an old-school senator, and his beingness volition beryllium missed successful the Senate.