Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I view this hearing as tremendously and profoundly important."

"I am very proud to join in the fight that Senator Schumer has so courageously waged over many, many years."

"I am not at all threatened. I am impressed."

"I am very, very honored today to introduce Allison Macfarlane, President Obama's nominee to be a Commissioner, in fact, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission."