Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Wire intercepts have proven to be one of law enforcement's best tools to disrupt and dismantle criminal entities."

"I am concerned about the potential impact on the privacy rights of innocent Americans."

"The President's budget does call for increases that would support our law enforcement efforts in heroin as well as opioid addiction in general."

"I think also we sometimes think we can do a one-size-fits-all. California did that with three strikes you are out, and it darn near bankrupted the State."