Patrick Leahy actually said...

"We cannot put together a Federal budget that will put our fragile economy, and millions of jobs at risk."

"I want to work with my friend and colleague, Sue Collins--she and I wrote the Port Security Act--and move forward on that."

"You have got in my assessment the most important job of any Committee in this Congress."

"The reason the American taxpayer is furious about the budget crisis is trillions of dollars have been spent to put Wall Street back in the saddle again."