Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I am greatly concerned by the potential impact that some of these proposals could have on the ability of our military to attract the quality of people, and they are people of truly extraordinary quali..."

"I want to focus, if I may, on an area that has greatly concerned me, the Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and the flow of material from Pakistan to Afghanistan."

"Thank you for your great work on this issue."

"I share the concerns that have been raised about helicopters sold by the Russians to the Afghanistan forces."