Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I am not criticizing the use of pain killers properly by the group of doctors, and they are probably the vast majority, who are doing the right thing."

"Let me emphasize a couple of points. First of all, the bill that I have introduced applies to physician assistants and nurse practitioners."

"I have sought to have those discharges reviewed."

"Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dan Coats (R-IN) introduced S. 2479, the Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Act."