Patrick Leahy

Thousands of members of political oppositions parties have been imprisoned after sham trials.

In my lifetime, we have provided more than $79 billion in economic and military aid to Egypt.

I am grateful for a chance to join with Senator Rubio in a resolution naming the street in front of the Russian Embassy after Boris Nemtsov.

All of us in elected leadership in the United States and in other Western democracies should be clear in our response in condemning the detention of peaceful protesters and advocating for the core value of free speech and insisting that…

Frankly, it is amazing to me that, knowing that the Russian Government can imprison or kill anyone it wants to with impunity, that people like Mr.

Vladimir Putin, that 'strong leader' who President Trump admires, has used his power not only to extend Russia's sphere of influence in violation of international law, but to create a kleptocracy that has enabled him and his closest…

The proposed cuts are not only arbitrary and indefensible, they suggest that whoever came up with many of them has little idea of what these programs do or what these cuts would mean for our ability to remain engaged as the world's super…

We have been absolutely united on condemning what Russia is doing.

I agree with you. When I read articles about Mr. Kara-Murza I am amazed at your courage and tenacity.

The Putin regime knows no boundaries. They will kill. They will steal. They will do whatever is necessary to stay in power.

It is in American taxpayers' interest that we push back against Putin's efforts to dismantle democracy throughout the world.

We are going to push back and we are going to push back hard.

Putin is not a friend of democracy. He is not a friend of America. And above all else, he is not a friend of Russia.

It is absolutely important at a minimum we have a markup in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding a bipartisan bill that would sanction Russia for interfering in our election and trying to upend democracy throughout the world.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a landmark bill which has overhauled American food safety regulation.

I would ask you to support finding a way to include dairy farms, which require year-round labor.

If it is left unchecked, in 10 years, two out of every three dollars--just think of this.

We have to address what is happening in climate change, the nearly doubling of acres burned in western fires over the last 30 years.

We know how important the Department of Agriculture is in supporting our Nation's farmers, our rural communities, our hungry and malnourished families here and abroad, forest lands, consumers.

I believe all Members of this Subcommittee should work cooperatively to avoid that outcome, but cooperation is a two-way street.

Russia seeks to create and exploit political divisions within Western societies and the Euro-Atlantic community in an attempt to 'divide and conquer.'

Mixed or critical messages from U.S. leadership can be of great concern for Allies, especially those that feel most threatened by Russia.

Cutting programs worldwide to feed millions, prevent AIDS, treat tuberculosis, malaria, all the things we do worldwide.

National security is not solely the mission of the Department of Defense.

Slashing non-defense programs to pay for an increase in defense spending is not a solution and would not make our Nation safer.