Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Nothing is so politically effective as the ability to charge that one's opponent and his associates are in all probability crooks."

"I am the son of a printer from Vermont, and I remember my parents one time as a child telling me to protect and revere the First Amendment, the right of free speech, the right to practice any religion..."

"the need for the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act is documented, it is real."

"Attempts to deny Americans access to voting undermine our democracy."