Patrick Leahy actually said...

"That's not a capability you can turn on and off like a switch."

"As long as I'm the co-chair of the National Guard Caucus, you're not going to be ignored, none of you will."

"I worry that they're not listening to some of the concerns of the Governors."

"But we have to be sure that we are conducting sufficient oversight to ensure that we protect the privacy rights and civil liberties of law-abiding Americans."