Patrick Leahy actually said...

"That is cruel."

"The Uniting American Families Act needs to be passed now."

"I think one of the goals for us is to ensure that that does not happen, that there is swift and certainty of punishment, and that exclusion is much more likely to occur."

"I hope you continue to work with this subcommittee, because I think most of us on both sides of the aisle would like to see that."