Patrick Leahy actually said...

"We do not have any provisions in our Constitution that puts some people, elected or otherwise, above the law."

"The longest serving member of this Committee, Senator Edward Kennedy, half a dozen or a dozen times was told he could not board a flight."

"There can be no doubt that we must fully understand the mistakes of the past in order to learn from them."

"I am pleased and gratified that President Obama and his advisers recognized the need to take these actions and actually took them quickly."