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 ..."

"the system may work well in some ways, as you suggested, but it has put out of business many, many fishermen in the State of Connecticut"

"thank you for holding today's hearing so that we can amplify and really emphasize the importance of improving the program."

"My time has expired, but I would be interested in another area, which is one that was mentioned earlier concerning human trafficking."