Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Regulation is essential for solving problems like that."

"If we vote to add--to continue programs, even if they've been eliminated in the budget you present here, if we pass legislation that continues them, do I have your pledge you will follow what the Cong..."

"The President's budget proposes to slash Federal investments in affordable housing programs administered by HUD by $7.4 billion."

"But under this budget, all these dollars just disappear. And you have to ask yourself where do our fellow Americans go who relied on this?"