Quotes of Patrick Leahy - somelinesforyou

“ I have not reflexively opposed conservative nominees. I have drawn the line only at those nominees who are extreme... in the mold of activists. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ We could have the scope going back to the Kennedy assassination - how many gunmen there were. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I find it very, very troubling, and I think most of Congress would. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ It's not fair to talk about reasons for an executive session. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I have not reflexively opposed conservative nominees. I have drawn the line only at those nominees who are extreme... in the mold of activists. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ No Supreme Court nomination should be conducted with winks and nods. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ We have reached the point that if you have a medical record, credit card or computer, you have a privacy problem. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ The administration simply designates someone as a terrorist and that is enough to land them in prison indefinitely. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ We have reached the point that if you have a medical record, credit card or computer, you have a privacy problem. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I think it's important for his own credibility. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I have not reflexively opposed conservative nominees. I have drawn the line only at those nominees who are extreme... in the mold of activists. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ It's not fair to talk about reasons for an executive session. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ The rest of America, including the Senate, deserves to know what he and the White House know. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ There's a real potential of criminal conduct here, there will certainly be grand juries looking at this. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I think it's important for his own credibility. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ If there's a crisis at 2 o'clock in the afternoon or 2 o'clock in the morning, I don't want a president who's asked 'What do we do now?' say, 'Wait a minute, I'll call up a few advisers and whatever they tell me to do, I'll do,'. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ This was the memo that basically justified the United States be involved in torture. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I have not reflexively opposed conservative nominees. I have drawn the line only at those nominees who are extreme... in the mold of activists. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ Let's let the Senate run this and not the gun lobbies run this Senate chamber. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ Judge, with all due respect, the cases in Vietnam were not based on a specific law passed by Congress to get out. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ It would be a mistake to be decided by Congress. It should be decided by the voters. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ We're in a Congress that much prefers to investigate than legislate, so we can assume that there will be hearings and an investigation. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I find it very, very troubling, and I think most of Congress would. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ This is a needlessly provocative nomination. Instead of uniting the country through his choice, the president has chosen to reward one faction of his party, at the risk of dividing the country. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ This is a needlessly provocative nomination. Instead of uniting the country through his choice, the president has chosen to reward one faction of his party, at the risk of dividing the country. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ You're innocent until proven guilty. And you do not under any circumstances — you do not, do not — say that somebody has to come before whatever the tribunal is and prove they're innocent. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ I would hope that we could see the court have less 5-4 decisions and speak with more clarity,... I think the president, with four of us there, may well get some response on what we think about those names. ”

- Patrick Leahy

“ The president has said we're not going to engage in torture under any circumstances. And so you're asking me to answer a hypothetical that is never going to occur. ”

- Patrick Leahy
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