Richard Blumenthal actually said...

But he has not, at least so far as I'm aware, definitively stated whether then applicants can postpone the decision as to whether to accept ...

I would like a commitment from you that the agency will respond to my inquiries in writing as soon as you are able to do so

there is an empty desk where the buck should stop and I think that situation has to be remedied as soon as possible

I called for a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice with great reluctance and regret.