Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I really commend you. I know a lot of the members of the committee join me in welcoming and commending that work."

"Thank you, Senator Schumer. Thank you for holding this hearing and for your leadership, longstanding leadership in this area."

"And there's no other way to view it than as a kind of loophole, giveaway, sweetheart deal that raises the cost of drugs at a time when the cost of drugs is already spiraling upward; correct?"

"no matter how good these rules, they have to be enforced vigorously and fairly."