Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I do not think the President or Secretary Vilsack could have selected a more qualified and practiced professional to help lead the Department of Agriculture's Office of Congressional Relations than Br..."

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

"we have a problem only with the Avena decision, and even so we have a range of possibilities for dealing with this problem."

"the Constitution, Federal laws, and treaties to be treated as 'the supreme Law of the Land.'"