Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Berg, and congratulations to the graduates."

"My hope is that it will be truly a bipartisan process for you and for all the nominees to these very, very profoundly significant positions."

"I think that when we look at the entire country, it is really being aware of what is happening in those areas..."

"I think it is so important to prevent... the kinds of incidents that are so troubling when they reflect racial and religious tensions."