Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to first just mention the elephant in the room, which is the potential hurdles and obstacles to approval of this budget in the potential gridlock and paralysis in the budget process overall."

"these fishermen are throwing overboard tons of fish that are dead when they hit the water."

"But you would agree with me that the system right now has really run amuck and needs to be set right."

"the system that gives primary say in determining the catch numbers permissible to the Mid-Atlantic Council and management organization is not only inequitable but ineffective."