Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to thank everyone for being here, our witnesses and most especially the courageous and strong survivors who are with us in the hearing room."

"You use the flagged list to include individuals who have been charged, but not convicted."

"The survivors are really the heroes here. They are the profiles in courage that inspire us to move forward."

"What about Paul Bergen? He is a swimming coach who is not banned apparently but believed to be on the flagged list."