Patrick Leahy actually said...

"If we fail to honor our consular obligations at home, American citizens, including your constituents, pay the price overseas."

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

"we cannot possibly tweak and adjust the Constitution without going through the process of a constitutional amendment."

"treaties ratified by the United States are the law of the land and, like any law, must be honored."