Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Our Constitution is intended to endure for ages . . . and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs."

"As public officials, we owe it to all Americans to be transparent about what we do in our official capacities."

"I am proud that my own State of Vermont recently passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking law that includes criminal penalties, prevention programs, and services for human trafficking victims."

"I look at the District of Columbia, which has the same population as my State of Vermont, and I remember a year or so ago reading in the paper that they had as many murders over a weekend as we had in..."