Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"As a matter of fact, as Attorney General, I took legal action because this system is such a failure, an abject failure, over many years in upholding the very interests that you have expressed in your ..."

"This hearing is critical to our health care system and to American competitiveness."

"As State Attorney General, I was among the States that frequently dealt with abuses and misuses of patents, so I have seen firsthand the difference that it can make, the very grave harm that it can do..."

"Statement of Senator Blumenthal"