Patrick Leahy actually said...

"One important goal of the law is to end the impunity for members of foreign security forces who violate human rights."

"The Leahy amendment, which prohibits aid to units of foreign security forces that violate human rights, has some strong supporters in the State Department."

"But passion and anger is not equivalent to assassination."

"Since we enacted the original Leahy-Campbell law, the vest program has contributed to the purchase of nearly 1 million ballistic vests to help protect our law enforcement officers."