Richard Blumenthal actually said...

the Department of Justice declining to defend a statute of the United States is a decision of the highest and most profound consequence.

I think the Congress, and particularly this Committee, deserves an explanation, as Senator Sullivan said very correctly.

I think that is an excellent idea, and as usual, the Chairman's best decisions are made without my being in the room.

It has been a tough hearing, but you have done a really good job at this hearing.