Patrick Leahy actually said...

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

"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 ..."

"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..."

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