Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Thank you. My brother-in-law was a teacher--he is a Holy Cross priest, and he was a teacher there for some time."

"I believe the country needs and deserves a Supreme Court that bases its decision on the law and the Constitution, not politics or ideological agenda by either the right or the left."

"We are taking the law and bending it as far as we can to capture a whole new class of guns."

"Elena Kagan earned her place at the top of the legal profession. Her legal qualifications are unassailable."