Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think that is a realistic number."

"the burden of proof, in effect, is on the argument that there should be no competition."

"Conversely, anybody who is familiar with the history of war knows that abuses in the use of aircraft bombing, carpet bombing involving unintended damage or perhaps sometimes intended damage to civilia..."

"I was thinking the last gold rush was by horse-drawn wagon, so we have come a long way, although our ultimate aspirations may be very similar."