Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I am pleased and gratified that President Obama and his advisers recognized the need to take these actions and actually took them quickly."

"A commission of the kind we are proposing is needed in order to arrive at an in-depth, unbiased, and impartial understanding of what happened, how it happened, and the consequences of those actions."

"We do not have any provisions in our Constitution that puts some people, elected or otherwise, above the law."

"Only great countries, Mr. Chairman, confident in themselves, are prepared to look at their most serious mistakes."