Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I have advocated a public advocate to defend and advocate constitutional liberties in the course of this secret proceeding."

"I want to ask you, finally, in the time that I have, about one of the criticisms that has been made of the Department of Justice in its allegedly too-lenient treatment of certain corporate defendants."

"You spoke very cogently in your testimony about the fragility of the maritime industrial base."

"Congress has yet to do anything meaningful about it."