Patrick Leahy actually said...

we were lobbied, Congress was, to show how tough we were in our support of Israel by withdrawing payments to UNESCO.

Leahy criticized the impact of withdrawing UNESCO payments on U.S. and Israeli interests.

03/12/2014

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At some point, we have to pay attention to reality more than rhetoric.

Something that I've been saying for years, so, obviously, I'm agreeing.