Patrick Leahy actually said...

the entire foreign operations budget is about 1 percent of Federal spending, and the world is rapidly changing.

Leahy emphasizes the importance of foreign operations budget amidst changing global conditions.

03/12/2014

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we are technically in violation of our obligations under Article 94.

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