Chuck Schumer actually said...

"I thought it was incredibly unfair. I thought it was a power grab by our Democratic colleagues that will change the nature of the judiciary for the rest of our lives."

"If Bitcoin continues to attract attention, mostly as a way to finance purchases on Web sites like Silk Road, it is going to find itself in the digital wasteland."

"Right. And I am sure you have thought about this, because you realize the danger Silk Road-type actors have to this appropriate new way of payment."

"It took long enough."