Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I believe based on what I have seen--and I read intelligence regularly--that we would place this Nation in jeopardy if we eliminated these two programs."

"We must also make sure that we do not overreact and repeat the mistakes of the past."

"Well, obviously there was not. I mean, if a 29-year-old school dropout could come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data, it is obvious there were not adequate controls."

"But if our phone records are relevant, why wouldn't our credit card records be--wouldn't you like to know if somebody is buying the fertilizer used in bombs?"