Original sentence: The leader of the Veterans of Foreign Wars also demanded an apology, as did the Anti-Defamation League Durbin at first refused, but on June 21, 2005, went before the Senate to tearfully apologize for his statement, saying, "More than most people, a senator lives by his words ... occasionally words fail us, occasionally we will fail words
Edited sentence: The leader of the Veterans of Foreign Wars also demanded an apology, as did the Anti-Defamation League Durbin at first refused, but on June 21, 2005, went before the Senate to tearfully "apologize" for his statement, saying, "More than most people, a senator lives by his words ... occasionally words fail us, occasionally we will fail words