Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Facebook, for years, was the best friend that data brokers could have."

"One of our challenges is to reveal it fully and the way that it is using private confidential information--in fact, monetizing it--for its own self-purposes."

"The American public trusted Facebook with personal and intimate information, and it broke its trust."

"I'm not advocating that we follow the GDPR simply because it's there. If we can improve on it, so much the better."