Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro temper of the Senate, discusses his life in the Senate and his Vermont roots during an Associated Press interview in his office at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The U.S. Senate's longest-serving Democrat, Leahy is getting ready to step down after almost 48 years representing his state in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
