Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think the thing that all of this illicit activity has in common, whether it's people, drugs, money, or weapons--is this complex criminal network that has grown in size, capacity, ruthlessness, and t..."

"If you're speaking, Senator, about drugs, just more assets."

"I agree with you that our civilian law enforcement authorities... now has been outgunned and outmanned and outresourced by those criminal networks."

"I think again it's not a bright line in the sand. I think the issue for us will be 12 looks like the right number as we go to the future."