Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"It is essentially dead letter."

"And nobody has ever suggested that a criminal, a convicted felon or a fugitive or a drug addict or someone seriously mentally ill, dangerous to himself or others, or a domestic violence abuser has a f..."

"None of them is absolute."

"The failure to provide the training and career opportunities to them that are needed, I think, would be one of the most catastrophic consequences of sequester."