Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I am just not willing to join in the acknowledgment of failure of Congress performing its vigorous oversight responsibilities, which I think creation of such a commission would amount to."

"The proposed commission, I submit to you, cannot."

"While a commission of inquiry is the best way to get the facts out, Congress, the Justice Department, and the public should decide what to do with those facts."

"I disagree with those conclusions, but I certainly do not believe a truth commission is necessary to somehow arbitrate the differences between me and the Levin report."