Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I commend your leadership on a matter of great importance to our interests and the future of the human enterprise."

"Of course, it's a fraction, it's a fraction of 1 percent, and the return, pay for it now or pay many, many, many, many times more later on."

"I agree with you."

"So many times repression within a country has led to greater extremism, which creates even more problems."