Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I think we have to show, if we were to go forward, that that mayor knowingly concealed his interest--not that he forgot."

"my concern, the reason we have these hearings, is that for decades we have used the honest services fraud provision."

"the Court sided with an Enron executive who had been convicted of fraud and gutted a statute vital to combating public corruption."

"Restoring key tools to combat fraud and corruption is essential after the Supreme Court's Skilling decision."