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Statements And Releases From Sen. Patrick Leahy About The National Guard

Durbin-Leahy Bill To Help Guard And Reserve Members Facing Bankruptcy Headed To Senate Floor September 12, 2008

Time To Clarify Military Roles In Disaster Relief Here At Home, Op-Ed, June 3, 2008

Congressional Delegation Presses Defense Secretary To Resolve Delays To Vt. Soldiers’ Return Home April 23, 2008

GAO: NORTHCOM Failing In Civil Support Mission April 16, 2008

Leahy, Bond, Davis And Taylor Launch Follow-On National Guard Empowerment Effort March 14, 2008

Remarks Of Senator Patrick Leahy Introduction Of The National Guard Empowerment And State-National Defense Integration Act Of 2008 March 13, 2008

Senate Guard Caucus Leaders Leahy And Bond:Guard And Reserve Commission’s Recommendations Would Muffle National Guard’s Voice In Pentagon Decision Making January 31, 2008

Bush Signs Bill Enacting Leahy’s National Guard Empowerment Reforms, And Leahy’s Repeal Of The ‘Insurrection Act Rider’ January 30, 2008

Leahy’s National Guard Empowerment Reforms Clear Congress, Giving Guard A Voice In Key Decisions On Equipment, Missions And Manpower December 14, 2007

Leahy And Bond Announce Key Victories For National Guard In Defense Authorization Bill December 11, 2007

Senate Adds National Guard Empowerment Features To Defense Bill; Guard Also Wins As 'Insurrection Act Rider' Is Headed For Repeal  September 21, 2007

National Guard Chief Warns Of Record-Wide Equipment Gap Caused By Deployments To The Middle East  June 6, 2007

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, On National Guard Equipment Stocks  May 9, 2007

Leahy: Guard Equipment Shortfall Hampers Kansas Tornado Response  May 7, 2007

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On "'The Insurrection Act Rider' And Control Of The National Guard"  April 24, 2007

Joint Statement Of Senate National Guard Caucus Co-Chairs Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) And Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) About The Decision To Deploy More Than 12,000 Guard Members To Iraq  April 9, 2007

Senate Guard Caucus Leaders:  Commission's Report Falls Short On Prescriptions To Improve Guard's Intra-Pentagon Role  March 1, 2007

Senate Guard Caucus Leaders Propose Bill To Repeal Insurrection Act Changes That Facilitate Federalizing The National Guard  February 7, 2007

Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On Legislation To Repeal Changes To The Insurrection Act  February 7, 2007

Leahy, Bond Re-Launch National Guard Empowerment Legislation  January 30, 2007

Remarks Of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Introduction Of The National Guard Empowerment Act Of 2007  January 30, 2007

Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2007 Conference Report  September 29, 2006

Leahy And Bond Secure $3 Billion To Replenish National Guard's Equipment Stocks  September 25, 2006

Hill's National Guard Advocates Hold News Conference To Protest DOD Bill's Proposed Decisions On National Guard  September 19, 2006

Senate's Guard Caucus Leaders Send Letter To Leadership Opposing Bill Riders That, When Invoked, Would Remove Governors' Domain Over National Guard  September 6, 2006

Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, National Guard Equipment August 3, 2006

Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Authorization Bill, And The National Guard Empowerment Amendment  June 21, 2006

Leahy-Bond Amendment To Boost National Guard Accepted; Measure Will Be Part Of Managers' Amendment  June 20, 2006

Bond, Leahy Offer Amendment To Boost National Guard June 15, 2006

Vt.'s Gen. Dubie And Guard Leaders From Across The Nation Convene On Capitol Hill To Endorse Leahy's Guard Empowerment Bill  May 10, 2006

Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Introduction Of The National Defense Enhancement And National Guard Empowerment Act Of 2006  April 26, 2006

Senate Adds Leahy-Bond Amendment To Defense Bill To Erase Housing Benefits Gap For Active Duty Guard And Reserve  November 10, 2005

Senate Passes Defense Appropriations Bill That Includes $1.3 Billion Leahy-Bond Amendment To Replenish National Guard Equipment Stocks  October 7, 2005

Leahy, Bond Urge White House Not To Force Lead Disaster Role On Active Military  September 30, 2005

Senate Passes Leahy-Bond Amendment To Replenish National Guard Equipment Stocks  September 29, 2005

Leahy Continues Fight To Expand Guard Healthcare And Retirement Benefits February 9, 2005

Senate National Guard Caucus Co-Chairs Bond And Leahy Strongly Oppose And Vow To Fight Change In Guard And Reserve Strategy Friday, January 7, 2005

National Guard Adjutants General Commend Senate National Guard Caucus Co-Chairs Bond And Leahy With Distinguished Service Award For Their New Law That Gives Guard New Authority To Carry Out Homeland Defense Missions October 26, 2004

National Guard To Receive New Authority To Carry Out Homeland Defense Missions October 9, 2004

Congress Approves Expanded Medical Benefits For Members of Guard and Reserve  October 9, 2004

Clinton, Leahy, Kennedy, Introduce Bill To Preserve Critical Quality Of Life Services For Members Of The Armed Forces And Their Families April 29, 2004

Leahy And Others Urge Congress And President To Fully Fund Veterans Programs And Support “Future Veterans” November 11, 2003

Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy, News Conference On Veterans Issues November 11, 2003

Senators Bond And Leahy Call For Action: Treatment Of Troops At Ft. Stewart Is "Unacceptable" October 24, 2003

House-Senate Agreement In Iraq-Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Bill On Providing Health Insurance Coverage For Guard And Reserves  October 29, 2003

Saturday Democratic Radio Address On State Of National Guard And Reserves Delivered By U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy October 25, 2003

Senators Bond And Leahy Call For Action: Treatment Of Troops At Ft. Stewart Is "Unacceptable" October 24, 2003

Memo to Members of the Vermont National Guard on Senator Leahy's legislative efforts in the U.S. Congress April 4, 2003

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