Patrick Leahy actually said...

"This budget will not solve every problem in the world, but it will at least ensure that the United States is equipped to play a leadership role."

"Our combat troops have done their duty, some to the greatest possible sacrifice."

"There are issues like human rights, transparent, accountable government, and the rule of law which is why I wrote the Leahy amendment a decade-and-a-half ago, and it was passed with bipartisan support..."

"if a Secretary of State has credible evidence that a unit of a foreign security force has committed a gross violation of human rights, U.S. aid to that unit stops unless the foreign government brings ..."