Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I remain concerned that as a country we have yet to strike the right balance between the intelligence-gathering needs of the FBI and the civil liberties and privacy rights of Americans."

"Now, we collect millions and millions and millions of records through 215, but dozens of them have proved crucial or critical."

"I think that there should be sunset provisions, and we should look at them periodically and we should actually debate them in a free and open society."

"I want the American people to know that we are trying to be transparent here, protect civil liberties and privacy, but also the security of this country."