U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., first entered Congress decrying Washington’s parliamentary rules and systems of seniority. Now, nearly five decades later, he exits one of the system’s greatest beneficiaries.
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In the final days of his 48-year career in the U.S. Senate, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy bid his colleagues farewell in an emotional floor speech Tuesday morning and called on them to put aside partisan politics for the good of the country..
Exiting as the longest currently serving member of the U.S. Senate, Vermont’s retiring senior senator implored his colleagues to put aside partisanship for the sake of the country.