Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I think there should be U.S. Attorneys asking those questions and possibly filing indictments."

"I am just not willing to join in the acknowledgment of failure of Congress performing its vigorous oversight responsibilities, which I think creation of such a commission would amount to."

"The proposed commission, I submit to you, cannot."

"While a commission of inquiry is the best way to get the facts out, Congress, the Justice Department, and the public should decide what to do with those facts."