Patrick Leahy actually said...

"But if you've got 600 people that are gone, they're obviously not going to be there to help."

"You've sought to reassure our allies that the U.S. will remain a global leader. With this budget, cutting money for diplomacy and development by an average of 30 percent, China and Russia are expandin..."

"The billion dollars cut now affects the countries who are not going to be self-sufficient, and it's just penny-wise and pound-foolish."

"Well, I know when Secretary Mattis talks about cutting our budget, your budget, that we should buy him more bullets."