Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The Exxon Court believed that predictability for corporations was more important than deterring misconduct. I disagree."

"If criminal conduct occurred, it should be and it will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

"I insist that, in the future, oil companies do everything they can to prevent needless deaths and catastrophic environmental harm."

"If you thought, Boy, you are really going to have to pay for any screw-up you cause, are you going to be a lot more careful?"