Judd Gregg: “let me join and participate in expressing my appreciation to Senator Leahy and his staff for bringing forward a bill…”

“let me join and participate in expressing my appreciation to Senator Leahy and his staff for bringing forward a bill that is a reasonable bill. It is within the budget requested by the President. In fact, it is a little bit underneath it. It has a very strong commitment to the right priorities, and Senator Leahy deserves great credit. He has been instrumental on the issue of how we proceed in foreign policy for many years. Prior to my assuming this ranking position, Senator McConnell and he worked together hand in hand to address these issues, which cover the globe, are complicated but have a huge impact on an awful lot of lives. I appreciate his exceptional work in this area, and I appreciate the fact he has brought forward a piece of legislation which I am happy to support with enthusiasm. There are some issues, obviously, on policy which hopefully will be straightened out and which have been alluded to. They are primarily the issues of Mexico City and the Kemp-Kasten language. But the bill itself is basically a very strong bill, and it is within the budget as requested by the President.”