–Senator Pat Leahy, PIPA’s sponsor, responding to Senate majority leader Harry Reid’s decision to postpone a vote on the anti-piracy legislation. Rep. Lamar Smith also canceled markup of SOPA, a similar bill in the House, “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”
“The day will come when the Senators who forced this move will look back and realize they made a knee-jerk reaction to a monumental problem.”
