Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"But I am thinking about what is achievable strictly in raw political terms, because I have not been here as long as Senator Franken or Senator Whitehouse, but I do know that often we are frustrated in..."

"I think is disingenuous."

"I am wary of overkill. I am wary of unintended consequences and of limiting rights without knowing what the end results are going to be."

"I think we have a responsibility to impose responsibility so as to alleviate those costs where they are truly frivolous."