Then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont told his colleagues he rejected “any notion of impeachment immunity [for pre-federal behavior] if misconduct was hidden, or otherwise went undiscovered during the confirmation process, and it is relevant to a judge’s ability to serve as an impartial arbiter.”
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Leahy said he was humbled by the move to name the airport after him and funding for the airport was always a high priority for him during his time on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Burlington to rename airport for retired Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy
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