Patrick Leahy actually said...

"If the United States is seen as doing an open and honest review of what happened, setting up policies if we find that we did not follow our own laws and our own policies, to make it very clear mistake..."

"It is not enough to say that America is discontinuing the policies and practices of the recent past."

"I do support the idea of an independent fact-finding commission as opposed to relying solely on the regular Committee structure."

"I believe that a commission on the handling of detainees is vital to our country's future--to its security, to its standing in the world, and to our collective commitment as a people to honor, respect..."