Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I'm very concerned by the fact of the President's announcement about your tenure and its potentially inhibiting effect on the work that you do and, especially, on whistleblowers."

"sufficiency of the liaison model to address concerns of one region's fishery management council where another region's council has jurisdiction."

"Specifically, they raised issues related to the current management structure of black sea bass, summer flounder, and scup, as well as their statutory requirements;"

"Thank you very much."