WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following statement: Jim Lehrer was a model and a mentor to so many. He represented journalism at its best. In an era in which pressures in our culture and politics have intensified that are defining down civility, decency and even veracity, he was a truth seeker who never wavered in embracing and honoring the time-honored journalistic standards that have never been more important to our nation. Marcelle and I wer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following statement: "The decision by President Hernandez, an unindicted co-conspirator in the U.S. prosecution of his brother for drug trafficking, to end the MACCIH, is the latest evidence that he is not serious about stopping the corruption that permeates his government from top to bottom. "The question now is whether the Trump Administration continues to turn a blind eye, caring only that President Hernandez ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Respect GraduateStudent Workers Act, which prohibits the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from enacting a proposed rule which would strip graduate student workers' right to unionize. Since 2017, the Trump Administration has unleashed a wave of attacks on workplace rights. Most recently, the NLRB proposed a rule to strip graduate student workers' ability to unionize   more