Patrick Leahy actually said...

"We need the Justice Department to be at its best."

"I cannot think of anybody better."

"The hammer hit in January this past year. My income from farming was cut right in half. We are losing 10,000 a month. How much longer can we do this?"

"I applaud you, what you have done with what you have, and I will also try to carry your message to the Appropriations Committee."