Richard Blumenthal actually said...

I want to thank you all for your very helpful testimony and for your extraordinary service to our Nation.

I think it also undermines the credibility of the convening authority to make prosecutorial decisions in the first place.

the sooner the better that we reverse these cuts so as to avoid the lasting damage to our national security.

I want to join my colleagues, Secretary Donley, in thanking you for your excellent service to our Nation.