Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"If you could let us know whether there is any time line for the committee reaching a conclusion, I would appreciate it."

"I think it is a red herring to threaten taking games off broadcasts unless we get this antitrust exemption for local blackouts."

"this exemption is really very special, very unique, and very undeserved if the leagues, in my view, fail to recognize their special public trust because of that unique exemption."

"Unless the leagues end blackouts, they will no longer be exempt from the Nation's antitrust laws when they negotiate their billion-dollar television contracts."