Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I introduced a bill with Senators Cardin and Kaufman that aims to strike the kind of balance the administration urges."

"They are unequivocal about the administration's position that we are still at war with Al Queda and that these provisions should be reauthorized because they are important tools in this war and to mak..."

"We can safely say those fears did not materialize."

"They didn't follow the statute. It is one thing to talk about oversight and all that and the reauthorization, but the statute is not followed and it is a concern."