Patrick Leahy actually said...

"It is this sort of gamesmanship with the VOCA funds that has let crime victims down."

"It would be a cruel irony if this were the week the Crime Victims Fund was gutted."

"I worked hard and I got Senators from both parties to work with me to protect the fund and ensure that the reserves were preserved for their intended purpose, and only one: helping crime victims."

"I have always thought the irony is if we have a victim of a serious crime and we catch the person, we can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars--sometimes it is very necessary--to prosecute the perso..."