Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"So I think that the more we can impact the awareness and the kind of attention that's given to this problem, as you're doing today, as you've done for a long time, is very, very important."

"My hope is that this Congress will also reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act."

"As much as I am in favor of reducing unnecessary and wasteful government spending, and we have to reduce the deficit, we have to reign in the debt, I think we need to do it in smart ways that are also..."

"So I'm wondering whether more emphasis on culpability and prosecution would be worthwhile."