Patrick Leahy actually said...

"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 ..."

"We greatly appreciate the work you are doing. And we again commend the dedicated men and women of the State Department and USAID."

"The impact of those cuts on the operations of our Embassies... would be dramatic."