Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Few positions have as much impact on our liberty and our national security as the Director of the FBI."

"I must say I agree exactly with what you said."

"We have often debated how best to ensure our national security while protecting the freedom and the liberty and the privacy rights."

"I came to admire his extraordinary courage in standing up and speaking out to his superiors and his willingness to speak truth to power."