Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"If there is a way to avoid the budget spike in cost that right now has caused the delay, if there is some accounting or legislative language that could be devised, I'm very eager to join with Senator ..."

"these delays have real-life consequences. They have consequences not just in money and unnecessary medical costs."

"the idea that Congress could direct OSHA to adopt a rule in a more expedited way than currently takes place is something that's in the GAO report as a possibility."

"We live, as you put it, in extraordinary times, and we are facing extraordinary challenges."