Patrick Leahy actually said...

"He has earned the respect of members from both parties and from all regions of the country."

"I have always been proud of you and I am glad that you are willing to take on this job."

"You helped Vermont dairy farmers find consensus across the nationwide industry in which consensus is like transporting bullfrogs in a wheelbarrow."

"The treaty power should not be, and cannot be, an exception to these fundamental constitutional principles of dual sovereignty and separation of powers."