Patrick Leahy actually said...

I have concluded that this phone records program is not uniquely valuable enough to justify the massive intrusion on Americans' privacy.

A number of us have been trying to reform that.

We have to look at what are adequate safeguards, especially when we are dealing with an agency that did not have adequate enough safeguards.

Anyone who knows this nominee appreciates that he is an excellent choice to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.