Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The law right now is a failure the way it is working."

"If we want to keep firearms away from domestic abusers who are not supposed to have them anyway, we have to improve the background check system."

"Universal background checks is a proven, effective step we can take to reduce gun violence."

"I was told yesterday that sometime in the next couple weeks we will have it on the floor of the Senate for a vote."