Patrick Leahy actually said...

I realize we cannot maintain the strongest military at the expense of our domestic priorities.

Leahy emphasizes the need to balance military and domestic spending.

06/13/2017

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It is my goal, working with the leadership, to be able to find a way to vitiate the sequester.

There are consequences for the budget of the Department of State and foreign operations, which is about the national security of the United ...

Cuts in diplomatic security... would be reduced by $181 million from the current level.

I think it is a bad idea. I think it is bad policy. I think it is bad economic policy. I think it is bad governance policy.