Patrick Leahy actually said...

If the President issued a pardon in exchange for a bribe, 'yes' or 'no'?

The Senate Appropriations Committee is one of the great institutional pillars of the Senate.

Jim saw the promise of this bipartisan initiative, recognized it was above politics, and fought to provide meaningful funding for it.

Senator Stevens believed that the Appropriations Committee was a place where good ideas rather than political party should carry the day.