Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Open government is important to every single American, no matter what their political affiliation."

"We really wanted it to work, and we wanted it to work whether we were in the Senate or not."

"We would like to see the list of all the OLC memoranda that are in force."

"I think the next nominee for a Justice Department confirmation position that comes up here ought to be told, 'I am sorry. Your confirmation is not going to go through until you turn over the OLC memos..."