Patrick Leahy actually said...

The labs should not be beholden to the law enforcement side, because labs should be about science.

Leahy emphasizes the need for forensic labs to operate independently from law enforcement.

03/17/2009

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The bipartisan effort behind the proposal we are examining today is the result of significant work and compromise.

I commended you for being in Texas and that is the place you had to be.

Let us not let comprehensive immigration reform fall victim to what we saw in the Violence Against Women Act and guns.

I expect we are going to have a lot of debate.