Patrick Leahy: “It seems to me the distinguished Senator from Utah misstated--and I assume by accident--what I said. I happen to be in…”

“It seems to me the distinguished Senator from Utah misstated--and I assume by accident--what I said. I happen to be in favor of people who are going to be out there for our country getting their insurance paid for if they are in a situation where they do not come under the normal provisions that insulate them from suit. I know millions of dollars were spent by people from all the investigations that the Congress and others had against government employees, investigations that resulted in nothing in the end, except for the millions of dollars these people paid out of their own pocket. Sure, I think they should have insurance for that. I just ask the question: How much? And will this money come out of their other budget? If it is going to be $200 million or $300 million, let's have a line item for that. I will vote for such a line item.”