Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"To keep them safe is a minimal obligation."

"Thank you for championing this bill, which I am very, very proud to co-sponsor."

"I'm going to ask that a letter from my Connecticut colleague Congressman Jim Himes be entered into the record in support of this legislation."

"I don't understand why the cruise industry doesn't spend the money to fix some of these problems, because it would inure to their benefit."