Patrick Leahy actually said...

"If American authors and publishers run the risk of foreign lawsuits with every article or book that they write, then there is going to be a race to the bottom."

"debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials."

"I would not change that decision one iota."

"The role that American authors, reporters, and publishers play in our democracy is essential."