Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"What finally changed the behavior of Big Tobacco? Lawsuits."

"Isn't the best way to deal with that just to allow people to get into court and hold these companies accountable?"

"And for them of all companies to have this free pass, as Justice Kagan called it, seems to me not only ironic, but unacceptable."

"I think the bipartisan showing here and the bipartisan unanimity that we need change is probably the biggest takeaway."