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Patrick Leahy

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Patrick Leahy is a former United States Senator from Vermont, serving from 1975 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving senator in Vermont's history and held significant leadership roles, including President pro tempore of the Senate. Throughout his tenure, Leahy was known for his work on issues such as civil liberties, health care, and environmental protection. He played a key role in various legislative efforts, including the Violence Against Women Act and initiatives to reform the criminal justice system.

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May 12, 2004

Fine. Your recollection will be yours; mine's mine.

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May 12, 2004

I'm sorry there's no real plan, despite a year-long $5 million effort by the State Department, to stop the looting.

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May 12, 2004

I'm sorry about administration officials, led by the Vice President, repeatedly trying to link Saddam Hussein to 9/11, when there never was any link.

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May 12, 2004

I'm sorry that the President taunted Iraqi resistance fighters to 'bring it on' while our troops were still in harm's way.

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May 12, 2004

Al Qaeda wasn't in Iraq when we started this war. They are there now.

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May 12, 2004

I would suggest, especially about the report by Major General Ryder, that we find out whether there is a coordination.

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May 11, 2004

I'm sorry about administration officials led by the vice president repeatedly trying to link Saddam Hussein to 9/11. I'm sorry that truth tellers in the administration like General Shinsecki and Lawrence Lindsay were hounded out of their…

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Apr 22, 2004

I want to thank him for holding the hearing.

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Apr 21, 2004

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has an enormous impact on how the United States is perceived in the Muslim world.

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Apr 21, 2004

Mr. Black, one of the things that the United States is admired most for is our values.

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Apr 21, 2004

I agree, but I could name a lot of countries where we give aid that are autocratic and we seem to be increasing our aid.

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Apr 21, 2004

I believe that many of this Administration's foreign policies are taking us in the wrong direction.

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Apr 21, 2004

I have supported USAID as much as any Member of this Senate and I just, you know----

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Apr 21, 2004

In Iraq, after squandering the good will afforded us after the September 11 attacks, we are floundering.

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Apr 21, 2004

I remember last April, a year ago, you stated with some confidence, on 'Nightline,' the American contribution to rebuild Iraq would be no more than $1.7 billion.

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Apr 21, 2004

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has enormous impact on how the United States is perceived in the Muslim world.

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Apr 21, 2004

We've appropriated $18 billion and we're told we had to do it immediately, needed it yesterday.

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Apr 21, 2004

The failure to find weapons of mass destruction has damaged our credibility.

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Apr 21, 2004

We are giving billions of dollars in aid to corrupt, autocratic regimes that are the antithesis of democracy and American values.

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Apr 21, 2004

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A couple of points I didn't mention, where Ted Koppel is speaking to Mr. Natsios...

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Apr 21, 2004

I think that many of the administration's foreign policies are taking us in the wrong direction.

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Apr 21, 2004

Iraq is becoming a magnet for foreign terrorists.

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Mar 3, 2004

I think it is critical. I have heard great things about its performance. I hope we can get the funds to expand it.

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Mar 3, 2004

I have had some things I have helped get money for pilot programs, they have not worked.

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