Patrick Leahy actually said...

"As an American, I liked the fact that America was the leader, the world leader, in the environment."

"We are not looking for a one size fits all, but we want to have the remedies we had in the Violence Against Women Act that we all voted for to be there."

"Clean air and water, and the monitoring and the science that help achieve that, are the real priorities of the American people."

"Americans have a right to clean air and clean water. Your proposal undermines that right."