Patrick Leahy actually said...

"This will allow us to do that, but also let the Cuban people see that it is their own government, not the United States, that is to blame for the poverty and dysfunction and repression in their countr..."

"We have the ability to help them gain control of their own lives, but we can also expand markets for American farmers selling their product."

"We should not spend scarce resources on States that make no efforts to comply with JJDPA and we should never tolerate fraud on the local, State, or Federal levels."

"I have been encouraged by the Department's response to Chairman Grassley's inquiries and I look forward to hearing more about how OJJDP will address compliance issues going forward."