Richard Blumenthal actually said...

Would you not agree that there is a continued need for enforcement of voting rights laws in the South, and other areas of the country?

Thanks, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for conducting this hearing in such a fair-minded and deliberate way.

I believe it would be a conflict of interest for you to vote on other Cabinet secretaries.

Comparing it to the judgment made about weapons of mass destruction in the Iraq situation is totally a red herring, totally wrong.