Richard Blumenthal actually said...

Thank you, Chair Collins, and thanks to you and Senator McCaskill for having this hearing and beginning on such a profoundly important note.

I do not mean in any way to cast aspersions on them, but there is a lot of potential here for making a difference by mandating reporting.

I believe you are very much attuned to it, and I am hopeful that you will continue the military's commitment...

I'm a strong supporter of small business set-asides and the American shipping industry and our country's domestic merchant marine sector.