Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I have always thought the irony is if we have a victim of a serious crime and we catch the person, we can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars--sometimes it is very necessary--to prosecute the perso..."

"The Crime Victims Fund represents our commitment to crime victims. It should be respected and honored."

"No one should be contemplating raiding this vital resource for crime victims for some shortsighted, short-term advantage."

"too often it is too easy to forget the victim."