Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"These moments are the reason that I and many of my colleagues were enraged by the spectacular failure of consumer protection that destroyed economic security for so many of our American families."

"I think a point of accountability somewhere that your constituents can call when they have a question or a problem... is tremendously important."

"We know now that for 14 years, despite a clear directive from the U.S. Congress, the Federal Reserve Board took no action to ban abusive home mortgages."

"Stronger consumer protection could have stopped this crisis before it started."