Patrick Leahy actually said...

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

"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."

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

"Judges have to approach every case with an open mind and a commitment to fairness."