Patrick Leahy actually said...

"It is wreaking havoc across the country."

"I am concerned we are losing private forestland at a very alarming rate."

"I remember when I first raised it, people thought I was referring to a character I heard about in a comic book named Batman."

"I have worked so hard over the years to finally be able to pass the Leahy-Smith bill, one of the great bipartisan efforts of both the Senate and the House."