Patrick Leahy: “It is not enough to say that America is discontinuing the policies and practices of the recent past.”

If we can't clearly and unequivocally condemn the actions of white supremacists, or simply acknowledge the January 6, 2021, attack on our Capitol for what it was, an insurrection, we fan the flames of hatred and violence.

Do not turn your material, do not turn your reports over to the Executive Branch and let them tell you what is or is not classified.

On February 23rd of this year, Senators Schumer and Coburn and I wrote you a letter commending your decision to sever ties with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.