Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The Orwellian aspect of it I find very chilling."

"I applaud the President's apparent determination to use his authority more aggressively and more vigorously in areas that matter so much to the well-being of the American people."

"I thank him for his service and restoring Americans' faith in a Department that has in the past at times lost sight of its core mission."

"The all one-size-fits-all we have realized, one, it does not make us safer; two, it does not deter crime; but, three, it means we are spending a huge amount of money on things that do not make us bett..."