Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I call on the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, to repudiate and reject it."

"It is essentially dead letter."

"I think the defense industrial base is under threat, and it is the skilled, dedicated workforce that is the companion asset to our men and women in uniform that are so important."

"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."