Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I am concerned that a group has circulated some misinformation in Vermont, so let me ask a couple questions just to clarify the public record."

"I am concerned that the administration's proposed cuts to NIH and NIGMS will undoubtedly place pressure on the IDeA program."

"I can't--and I realize my time is up, but, Mr. Chairman, I just cannot tell you the concerns I have in the--people coming up to me in the grocery store or on the street and everything else in Vermont,..."

"I was born in Vermont. I know the State."