Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I completely agree with your concept that we have got to make it possible for the people in the area to do things, to be able to help themselves."

"We should remember that while we debate what USAID is doing in Cuba, U.S. citizen Alan Gross remains in solitary confinement in his fifth year of captivity."

"I was optimistic about USAID Forward, and its focus on country ownership and eventually working yourselves out of a job."

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